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CONTENTS Features 6 13 14 16 18 21 22 24 48

20 Years, 20 Stories Interview with Josh Danzig What's Turning 20 in 2017?

LSU Football Preview Tulane Football Preview Ways to Make Football Fun Plans to "Normalize" Drinking

Moving to New Orleans Tattoos & You

Events & Nightlife 26 28 34 47

U2's Joshua Tree Tour Concert Calendar Lakeside 2 Riverside Bar Guide

Dining 38 40 42 44

Catering Your Tailgate $20 and Under Food News Restaurant Guide

Extras 50 52 54 56 58

Film Reviews Columns Around the Web Where Ya' Been?

Where Y'at Chat

September 2017 Vol. 20 No. 14 Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Josh Danzig Creative Director: Michael Fulkerson Assistant Editor: Kathy Bradshaw Movie Editors: David Vicari & Fritz Esker Copy Editor: Burke Bischoff Contributing Writers: Beau Ciolino, Emily Hingle, Kathy Bradshaw, Phil LaMancusa, Debbie Lindsey, Kim Ranjbar, Landon Murray, Krystral Christen, Leigh Wright, Emil Flemmon, Greg Roques, Asdrubal Quintero, Burke Bischoff, Steven Melendez, Anthony O'Donnell, Andrew Alexander, Noah StokesRaab Director of Sales: Stephen Romero Cover Design by Lauren Reeks Photographers & Designers: Gus Escanelle, Jason Hall, Steve Hatley, Romney Caruso, Jorge Menes, Kathy Bradshaw, Greg Roques, Finn Turnbull, James Macaluso, Muggivan Photography Interns: Lauren Reeks, Camille Barnett, Tamiera Nash, James McClendon, Jordan Selesnick, Alisa Lindsey, Blairre Perriatt, Marrisa Williams Subscribe: Receive 1 year (14 issues) for $30 and get a FREE Where Y’at CD. Subscribe today at WhereYat.com.

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It was 20 years ago today. I was 25 with a phonebook, a fax machine, and my AOL dial-up account … ready to create a new “voice” in local media by expressing my love for this wonderful city that we call home.

A special thanks to all those who made these last 20 years possible, especially my wife Gigi, my brother David, and my advisor Sid. Thank you to all of the readers and supporters of Where Y’at who have helped it grow into what it is today.

Thank you to all the staff who nurtured Where Y’at, including Kevin, Jamie, Jenny, Scott, Mike, Chris, Greg, Jeremie, Stephen, Michael, Kathy, and the hundreds of writers, photographers, designers, account executives, interns, delivery drivers, and more.

Please join us on September 21 at Generations Hall as we celebrate 20 years with a 90s party. There’ll be food from top restaurants as well as music by the Beastie Boys cover band Sabotage and performances by the 610 Stompers and Queen of Burlesque Stormy Gayle. -Josh Danzig, Publisher

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20 Stories From the Past 20 Years

By Burke Bischoff, Phil LaMancusa, Debbie Lindsey & Andrew Alexander

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He remains a lesson in greed, ineptness, and showmanship bravado. His release is scheduled for May 25, 2023. -Phil LaMancusa

to be paid for such opportunities that allow a cultivate over $250 million in both residential person to be in the right place at such a wrong and commercial real estate. Torres was so time. Chris Rose was a good writer, but might prolific in real estate, in fact, that from 2012 never have been thrust into a venue to 2015, he became the owner of The Cove, a 2. Mitch Landrieu that allowed him to dig deep multimillion-dollar luxury resort in the Bahamas.

What can you say about into humanity, darkness, Torres’s exploits are not just limited to hotels.

Mitchell Landrieu? Politician and a position to actually After Hurricane Katrina turned New Orleans into and lawyer, son of a mayor, save the lives and sanity a damaged, garbage-filled mess, he created the brother of a senator, of many, had Katrina SDT Waste and Debris Services—which was seen one-time deputy not struck. Prior to by national media outlets as one of the signs that governor and state Katrina, Chris Rose had the city was starting to recover—to help clean up representative, present taken over a former the French Quarter. Having received a number mayor of New Orleans.

Times-Picayune society/ of leadership and role model awards, Torres and He first ran for mayor polite gossip column, his accomplishments have been acknowledged in 1994, narrowly lost turning it into a laughby national publications like The Wall Street Journal in 2006, and took twoout-loud, silly, witty, and and The New York Times. -Burke Bischoff thirds of the vote to win well-crafted poke-fun-atPEOPLE it in 2010. The city was left celebrities/commentary 5. Trombone Shorty with a $100 million shortfall, on New Orleans’s quirky Troy Andrews, better known as Trombone 1. C. Ray Nagin thanks to the previous social culture. Then the Shorty, has been building up his musical He came on like gangbusters. Native son 2. M administration (C. Ray Nagin). He levees broke, and broke, and repertoire since he first appeared at Jazz Fest itch Landrieu of the Seventh Ward and Treme who went to placed a hiring freeze on the police broke. And he and a handful with Bo Diddley at four years old. Since then, he college on a baseball scholarship, took a BS in department, and crime rates rose as police of Times-Picayune writers had to jump into has made a name for himself with his superior accounting, and became a CPA. He took jobs ranks dwindled. He did things to beautify the the trenches and report, cover, and document trombone- and trumpet-playing skills. In around the country and landed with Cox city that our visitors will notice and a broken city and its people. He wrote of every addition to releasing a good number of albums Communications where he rose, at left other parts to wither. He aspect of life and death in this damaged city, and touring with his band, Trombone Shorty 33 years of age, to vice president oversaw the removal of city including his own trip down the rabbit hole of & Orleans Avenue, Andrews has been able to and general manager in 1989 monuments (statues) that depression, and this resonated profoundly with work with a number of well-known musicians with a pay of $400,000 a represented personages others suffering this intrusion into their sanity like U2, CeeLo Green, the Zac Brown Band, and year. He was active in that were pro-slavery, and well-being. He helped readers identify their Dierks Bentley. Andrews has also appeared as city, state, and national and a minority of own depression and put into laymen’s terms a musical guest for a lot of late-night talk shows politics as a lobbyist radicals on both sides the symptoms and treatments. Countless folks like David Letterman, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, and functioned well of the argument sought help as a result. His 1 Dead in Attic (a Conan, and Craig Ferguson. Andrews has been at the local level, disrupted the city with compilation of his post-K columns) became able to break into the acting world as well with performing with many protests that took an a New York Times Best Seller. He was appearances in Treme and The Peanuts civic organizations. He additional portion of nominated for a Pulitzer Prize Movie. He’s also collaborated also had irons in the fire our police department in ’06, won a Pulitzer for his with Mayor Mitch Landrieu in many local business from other duties. His contributions to the The to form The Trombone deals; he was a shrewd infrastructure projects Times-Picayune’s Public Shorty Foundation operator. At 46 years old, have cost money and have Service Awards, and much (originally named Horns he entered the New Orleans inconvenienced citizens. more. Through his ups For Schools Project), political scene by announcing 1. C. R He is very adept at using and downs, he has which dedicates ay Nagin his candidacy for mayor. He touted federal monies for city projects, remained an excellent itself to preserving himself as a poor son, born among us and one of his gaffs is known as the “streetcar writer. -Debbie Lindsey New Orleans’s in Charity Hospital, and as a business leader to nowhere” on Rampart Street. Landrieu is a musical culture by who would take the city to a new level. He was career politician and is a staunch advocate for 4. Sidney Torres passing it down to elected mayor in 2002. Katrina came in 2005, juvenile justice system reforms. He also is a fiscal Sidney D. Torres future generations and the mayor lost his effectiveness. He holed conservative actively working on and repealing IV, or simply known as of musicians. The up at City Hall and rarely ventured out to see an Orleans parish “amusement tax” (two percent Sidney Torres, is a man foundation accomplishes to his constituents’ well-being. He did make a of gross sales), and as a career politician, is who has been keeping this by giving quality forceful rant against the federal government on widely regarded as someone who has his eye on himself busy bettering the instruments, donated by WWL Radio with an impassioned plea for help 5. T Washington, D.C. He has reached term limits as a city of New Orleans through the Andrews himself, to different rombo e Shorty and a demand for assistance. He narrowly won n mayor and leaves the city with mixed viewpoints art of business. Best described as schools all across New Orleans, a second term, with two-thirds of voters still of his legacy. As mayor, he has done nothing a serial entrepreneur, Torres, also the as well as offering mentoring displaced, and helped to contribute to the city’s wrong. -Phil LaMancusa creator of the firm IV Capital, has made a name programs to high school students in the city. slow progress on a path to recovery. However, for himself by transforming houses and other -Burke Bischoff it appears that he was working both sides of 3. Chris Rose historical buildings into hotels that strive to offer the street—wire fraud, conspiracy, bribery, and Sometimes a disaster will spawn greatness a uniquely New Orleans type of charm. In fact, 6. 610 Stompers money laundering got him a trial and a sentence in otherwise ordinary folks. But there is a price over the past 15 years, Torres has been able to Known as ordinary men with extraordinary in the slammer where you’ll find him today. verybody loves birthdays. They are not only a time of celebration, buy they also serve as a time of reflection on all of the accomplishments one has achieved prior to that date. Speaking of birthdays, not only is New Orleans about to be the ripe old age of 300 in 2018, our very own Where Y’at Magazine is turning 20 years old this year! As a celebration, we at Where Y’at want to recognize 20 different people, things, and events that have left an impact on New Orleans during the past 20 years. Take a trip with us as we present to you our 20 selections for Where Y’at Magazine’s 20th anniversary.

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moves, the 610 Stompers have come a long way since their humble beginnings in 2009.

Started by Brett Patron as a way to help pay for his Saints season tickets, the 610 Stompers went from a small handful of friends to a 100-piece all-male dance krewe (with members ranging from 20-yearolds to 80-year-olds) that has attained local celebrity status. The 610 Stompers are now Mardi Gras staples and have participated in many, many charity events around the city, raising thousands of dollars for different causes. These men 6. 61 have also been able to spread 0 their unique brand of charm to the rest of the country as well. The 610 Stompers have delighted and confused Americans all over with appearances in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and on the Today Show. The Stompers have also been able to take their talents overseas with their inclusion in London’s 2017 New Year’s Day Parade. The 610 Stompers are so popular nowadays that tons of men from all over the country come to New Orleans just to try out to be a Stomper. Women shouldn’t feel left out because, along with the 610 Stompers, there are also the 610 Splits, who serve as an all-female security component for the Stompers along parade routes. You can see the Stompers on September 21 at Where Y'at's 20th Anniversary Party at Generations Hall. Get your tickets today! -Burke Bischoff

7. Joseph Cao Born in Saigon in 1967 during the Vietnam War, and eventually migrating to the U.S. when he was eight, Ánh Quang Cao, better known as Joseph Cao, has shown that his loyalties lie firmly embedded in New Orleans when he decided to enter politics after seeing the government’s poor response to helping the city during Hurricane Katrina. Cao, who got his J.D. from the Loyola University School of Law in 2000, tried to run for District 103 of the Louisiana Stompers House of Representatives in 2006, but was unsuccessful. He didn’t make history until 2008 when he ran as the Republican nominee in Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District election against Bill Jefferson, the Democratic nominee who was up for reelection. Despite Louisiana’s 2nd District having a Democratic majority and consisting mostly of African Americans, Cao narrowly defeated Jefferson (33,132 to 31,318), becoming not only the first Vietnamese American to serve in Congress, but also the first Republican to serve from Louisiana’s 2nd District since 1891.

While he was in office from 2009 to 2010, Cao served in three different committees: Oversight and Government Reform, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security. While he did lose his reelection attempt in 2010 by a large

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margin (when he was up against Representative Cedric Richmond), Cao is largely remembered as a strong lawmaker with a high level of integrity towards helping the city he represented, especially during the aftermath of Katrina. -Burke Bischoff

FESTIVALS

event to all of the relief workers and people who aided in New Orleans’s recovery, making it the first major multi-musical event to be held in the city two months after Katrina. Voodoo Fest has had many types of musicians on its stages throughout the years, from local talents like The Meters, Trombone Shorty, and Dr. John, to internationally famous acts like Metallica, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, KISS, R.E.M., Eminem, and Snoop Dogg. -Burke Bischoff

8. Voodoo Fest Since its inauguration in October 1999, The 9. Essence Fest Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, or just Voodoo The Essence Festival, having been a part Fest, has been an annual Halloween tradition of New Orleans culture since around 1994, is in New Orleans for almost 20 years. Created by considered to be the largest event celebrating Stephen Rehage, CEO of Rehage Entertainment, African American music and culture in the Voodoo Fest began as a single-day event, United States. Often referred to as “the containing a mix of local and national party with a purpose,” Essence musical acts, and was held at Fest found its start as a Tad Gormley Stadium in City celebration of the 25th Park. As the years went on, anniversary of Essence, a Voodoo Fest’s popularity magazine that is mainly continued to increase, marketed towards which contributed to African American the festival’s growth. It women. A local and went from a one-day annual tradition for the event to a three-day city, Essence Fest has event in 2007, and has only been held outside brought in around one of New Orleans twice: million festivalgoers to in 2006, when it was New Orleans since its held in Houston because inception. In 2005, when of Hurricane Katrina, and the city was reeling from in 2016, when the festival Hurricane Katrina, Voodoo was held in Durban (the 8. Voo Fest was relocated to Memphis doo Fest largest city in the South African for that year. Wanting to get the province of KwaZulu-Natal). Held festival back to the city, Rehage decided to put in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Essence on Voodoo as a one-day celebration at Riverview Fest has been able to draw in a large number of Park on October 29, 2005, and made it a tribute

people to the city. This year, in fact, organizers reported that Essence Fest was able to draw in more than 470,000 attendees. Bringing together musical acts ranging from hip hop to gospel and everything in between, Essence Fest has been able to amass an impressive selection of world-famous talent like Diana Ross, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Usher, and Earth, Wind & Fire. -Burke Bischoff

Hunter, George Rodrigue, and Ida Kohlmeyer.

Not limiting itself to just visual art, however, the Ogden Museum also has been able to offer many programs designed to increase awareness of different fields of entertainment.

The Ogden After Hours allows Southern musicians to perform their songs; Southern Storytellers showcases readings and book signings for Southern writers; and the museum also offers art summer camps and Southern film MUSEUMS screenings. Since 2003, the Ogden has been 10. National WWII able to expand itself Museum with the inclusion of the The National WWII Center for Southern Craft Museum, located in the and Design, the Patrick CBD on Andrew Higgins Drive, F. Taylor Library, and the 9. Ess is a history museum dedicated to ence Fest Clementine Hunter Education focusing on America’s involvement Wing. -Burke Bischoff in World War II and the contributions the U.S. made towards an Allied victory over the Axis Powers. Established on June 6, 2000 (which ENTERTAINMENT was actually the 56th anniversary of D-Day), 12. Hollywood South the WWII Museum was originally known as the D-Day Museum and primarily focused on Hollywood, California, is considered by pop culture to be the golden city for movies and the Normandy landings of June 6, 1944. In television shows. It wasn’t until recently that 2003, Congress decided to make the museum movie crews started flocking en masse to film in America’s official and national World War II New Orleans, thus making the city “Hollywood museum, thus helping to bring more tourism South.” The city is no stranger to the magic of to New Orleans. Throughout the years, the Hollywood, with some of the earliest movies WWII Museum has seen many expansions and filmed in New Orleans including 1951’s A additions to the main museum: the Solomon Streetcar Named Desire and Elvis Presley’s 1958 Victory Theater with the award-winning 4-D film King Creole. However, moviemakers recently film Beyond All Boundaries, the American Sector started really utilizing New Orleans because restaurant, the Stage Door Canteen theater, they were able to receive 30 percent tax breaks interactive exhibits like the Road to Berlin and from the state of Louisiana, thus making it very the Road to Tokyo, and a number of different cheap to film here. Some of the most famous pavilions containing different WWII bombers, movies filmed in or near New Orleans from 2008 galleries, and other items from the war. The museum has also hosted numerous events that to 2015 include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Expendables, 21 Jump Street, Dawn of honored WWII veterans and allowed them to the Planet of the Apes, Django Unchained, 12 Years recount their stories and involvement with the a Slave, and Jurassic World. On July 2015, however, war. As of 2016, the museum brings thousands Louisiana lawmakers decided to cut down on the of visitors regularly through its doors, and amount for tax incentives, causing TripAdvisor ranked it the #4 museum moviemakers to look to other in the United States for its 2016 cheap states like Georgia Travelers’ Choice Awards.

-Burke Bischoff and Kentucky. While “Hollywood South” as a whole hangs on those 11. Ogden Museum film tax incentives, of Southern Art Louisiana and New Located on Camp Orleans have still Street in the CBD, the been able to bring in Ogden Museum of production people of Southern Art is a local all types and have been museum that primarily used for popular movies focuses on the culture like 2017’s Logan and and arts of the American television shows like 2016’s South, as well as providing Preacher. -Burke Bischoff context towards a specific 10. m region’s history at different Nat eu s i u o nal W WII M periods in time. Established in 13. Smoke-Free New Orleans 2003, the Ogden Museum owes In 2007, a smoking ban was enacted, its inception to the more than 1,100 works covering just about all of New Orleans’s public donated by local businessman Roger H. Ogden. indoor spaces, including restaurants. Eating Associated with the University of New Orleans establishments were finally done with the catand affiliated with the Smithsonian, the museum and-mouse game of “Want a non-smoking collects more than 4,000 works from artists all section?” “Sure, just let me take this ashtray off over 15 different Southern states (as well as the table and put it on the table next to you.” Of the District of Columbia). The museum contains course, some eateries provided better spacing many permanent galleries (as well as changing and more thoughtful petitions to appease both exhibits) and collects the works of famous local smoker and purist. Now, your bars and casinos artists like Walter Inglis Anderson, Clementine

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faced a more abrupt change with the 2015 complete ban. There was gnashing of teeth, threats of secession, and the impending end of the civilized world and its economy should smokers be forced to smoke outdoors. Well, the city of New Orleans seems to have weathered this set-back. While Harrah’s claims a strong financial hit due to the ban, even they seem to be diligently working to reinvent themselves with additional money-generating ideas (more dining and entertainment options) that do not require a cigarette clenched between nervous teeth while playing blackjack. Bars had good reason to fear a backlash from smokers, and perhaps there was a drop in revenue at first. However, we New Orleanians love our bars and the camaraderie they provide, and no cigarette or cigar will come between our bartenders and us! So, as it stands, cigarette devotees are free to enjoy their smokes, and that is their right, just as nonsmokers can now truly be non-smokers with the removal of second-hand smoke. -Debbie Lindsey

SPORTS

Orleans when the Charlotte Hornets moved to the Crescent City. The acquisition of the Hornets vaulted New Orleans into a new stratosphere of sports towns with another professional sports franchise to complement the NFL’s New Orleans Saints. Like many residents and businesses, the Hornets were uprooted following Hurricane Katrina, forcing the franchise to play a majority of its games in Oklahoma City for two seasons.

After Saints owner Tom Benson purchased the team in 2012, he rebranded the franchise as the New Orleans Pelicans, beginning in the 2013-2014 season. During the 15-year run in the Crescent City, the franchise has made the playoffs six times, advancing past the first round in 2008. Despite inconsistent postseason success, the organization drafted two franchise cornerstones—Chris Paul (2005) and Anthony Davis (2012)—with both players becoming NBA superstars. As the city continues to embrace the professional basketball franchise, a generation of fans has been raised with a team to call its own.

With Davis, one of the best young NBA talents, leading the Pelicans, the future is bright for the former expansion team. -Andrew Alexander

14. Saints Super Bowl XLIV Victory 16. The Dissolution & Reformation of the When Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans New Orleans Catholic League in 2005, it signaled the start of a rebuild for an The New Orleans Catholic League is entire city, including its football team. A nomadic synonymous with prep athletics in the Crescent franchise post-Katrina, the Saints played home City. For decades, the likes of Jesuit, Brother games in three different stadiums, en route to Martin, Rummel, Holy Cross, Archbishop Shaw, a 3-13 season. Fast forward one season, and De La Salle, and St. Augustine battled on the in 2006, the Saints, led by new head coach gridiron for city supremacy. After Hurricane Sean Payton and new quarterback Drew Brees, Katrina, enrollment declined at Shaw and St. reached the franchise’s first NFC Championship Augustine, leaving the Catholic League with game. The duo’s inaugural season marked a only three area schools to compete. Rummel, rebirth for a long dormant team and provided Brother Martin, and Jesuit joined a newly formed a glimmer of hope for a city struggling to Class 5A district with area public schools, and rebuild. In 2009, the Saints’ 43rd season in the era of the Catholic League seemed to be existence, Payton and Brees (and a slew of other a fading memory. However, after two seasons heroic players) led the team to the zenith of sans Catholic League, in 2012, the Louisiana professional football, winning Super Bowl XLIV High School Athletic Association approved with a score of 31-17 over the Indianapolis Colts a new proposal to allow schools to play up and native New Orleanian Peyton Manning. The in classification. As a result, Holy Cross, St. victory marked another key milestone in the Augustine, and Shaw, previously resigned to revitalization of a once downtrodden city. The Class 4A, moved up a classification to reform former ‘Aints, perennial cellar-dwellers, the Catholic League. Since that were finally champions, and the time, local powerhouse John party in New Orleans could not Curtis has been added to have been sweeter. Jubilation the ranks. For now, the rang throughout the city league responsible for as Saints fans danced producing prep legends through the streets in like John Fourcade and celebration. Skin color, Leonard Fournette religious affiliation, remains intact, allowing and social status flew Blue Jays, Raiders, out the window as Purple Knights, people embraced Crusaders, and all strangers and rejoiced the other competitors until the wee hours of to keep battling under the morning. Often times the Friday night lights. football is merely a game, 1 y -Andrew Alexander 4. r digested for the weekly Sai to nts Vic entertainment of the masses, V Super I 17. Drew Brees L Bowl X but that night in Miami, when the In the midst of their city’s Saints hoisted the Lombardi Trophy, darkest hour, the New Orleans Saints threw New Orleans became unified behind the Black a Hail Mary of their own. After a dismal postand Gold. -Andrew Alexander Katrina 3-13 season, the franchise sought a new direction. The Saints hired a new head 15. NBA returns to NOLA coach, Sean Payton, and took a chance on a The National Basketball Association initially short quarterback coming off surgery on his expanded to New Orleans in 1974 with the throwing shoulder. The Saints’ gamble paid off, addition of the New Orleans Jazz. Despite as Drew Brees blossomed into one of the best the presence of superstar Pete Maravich, the quarterbacks in the NFL during his 11 years (and organization lasted half a decade in the Big Easy counting) in New Orleans. In his first season, before relocating to Salt Lake City, Utah. Over the six-foot quarterback led the upstart Saints 20 years later, the Association returned to New to the franchise’s first NFC title game. Three

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seasons later, Brees and the Saints hoisted the the Crescent City over the past decade. Aside Lombardi Trophy as Super Bowl champions. from keeping the Saints in New Orleans and his During his time in New Orleans, Brees purchase of the city’s NBA franchise, has transcended sports, becoming Benson lent his fortune to more than just the face of helping the city rebuild. a professional football Benson purchased franchise. He became a the local Fox network beacon of hope and a affiliate WVUE in 2008, symbol of recovery for a brought the Arena demoralized city. While Football League passing for countless to the Crescent touchdowns and five City with the New 5000-plus-yard seasons, Orleans VooDoo, and Brees has immortalized recently bought the himself as the greatest majority stake in Dixie player in franchise history.

Brewing Company His offensive prowess on with the intent to return the field is equally matched the iconic brewery’s by his statesmanship off operations to its original 17. Dr the field, serving as a positive home. He’s donated millions ew Brees ambassador for one of America’s of dollars to local universities greatest cities. Brees may be No. 9 in our and even tried to purchase The Timesgame programs, but the Austin, Texas, native Picayune when the paper was floundering. will always be No. 1 in the hearts of every New Hate him or love him, Benson’s commitment to Orleanian. -Andrew Alexander investing in New Orleans has helped breathe new life into the city that we all love. -Andrew 18. Tom Benson Alexander There is no single individual more instrumental to the success of New Orleans 19. Anthony Davis professional sports than Tom Benson. The The fate of the New Orleans Pelicans rests patron Saint of the “Benson Boogie” has owned upon one unibrow. That unibrow rests atop the New Orleans Saints over 30 years and the the eyes of Anthony Davis, the most talented New Orleans Pelicans for the last five years. After basketball player to grace the courts of New drawing the ire of many New Orleans residents Orleans since Pete Maravich dazzled spectators and public officials for his attempts to relocate with the Jazz in the 1970s. Before being drafted the Saints to San Antonio following Hurricane No. 1 overall by the then-Hornets in 2012, Katrina, the godfather of New Orleans sports Davis led the Kentucky Wildcats to a national renewed his dedication to the revitalization of championship (in New Orleans) during his lone

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people are still recovering or feeling the effects of the storm. Part of the tragedy is that the damage from the storm itself might not have been as cataclysmic as it was if New Orleans’s levee and floodwalls, built by the Army Corps of Engineers, didn’t breach in over 50 places, leaving around 80 percent of New Orleans, including the Lower Ninth Ward, most of Plaquemines Parish, Saint Bernard Parish, and many other areas, underwater. Because those levees failed to hold off the storm surge, Katrina became not only one of the deadliest hurricanes the U.S. has ever seen, with the death toll estimated to be somewhere around 1,400 (if not even more), but also the costliest hurricane in American history with around $108 billion in damages. Even after Katrina had long since passed over the city like a plague, New Orleans had to deal with a difficult aftermath and recovery, which many media outlets only hampered by exaggerating (or even fabricating) the amount of crimes and looting taking place in the city, thereby creating a sense of paranoia NATURAL that greatly impeded DISASTERS rescue efforts. However, despite all of this tragedy, 20. Hurricane Katrina New Orleans got back up.

Starting on August 29, New Orleans rebuilt. New 20.

2005, the city we knew as New Orleans is still here because na Hurri cane Katri Orleans changed forever. On this of the sheer resilience of her date, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf people. -Burke Biscoff Coast of the United States. It is inherently difficult to write about Katrina since, even 12 years later, season in Lexington. For an organization hoping to replace franchise cornerstone Chris Paul, Davis was a godsend for a franchise searching for identity and star power. Since arriving in New Orleans, “The Brow,” as he’s affectionately known, has rejuvenated Big Easy basketball, giving hope to a dormant franchise and sparking the interest of a largely apathetic basketball fan base. Davis has developed into not only the face of the Pelicans, but also one of the rising stars in the NBA. With defensive tenacity and a diverse offensive arsenal, Davis already has accumulated four NBA All-Star and two All-NBA first team selections. With an oftentimes abysmal supporting cast, Davis has compiled mindboggling numbers, while leading the Pelicans to the franchise’s first playoff appearance in the post-Chris Paul era. While the team continues to struggle under poor front office management, Davis is the brightest star, giving New Orleans basketball fans hope for a successful future. -Andrew Alexander

A Conversation with Where Y'at Founder Josh Danzig

By Kathy Bradshaw

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here Y’at Magazine is now in its 20th year! Two whole decades. That’s as old as a fine bottle of wine, four times the average felony prison sentence, and only a few years younger than Justin Bieber.

Heck, that’s about 137 in dog years … and in magazine years? Well, let’s face it, many magazines simply don’t live that long (nor do the dogs).

Publisher and Where Y’at founder Josh Danzig took some time out to tell us how the magazine got its start all those many years ago, what it’s all about, and how it’s managed to last more than twice as long as the average marriage and nearly as long as the shelf life of a Twinkie.

“Where Y’at is New Orleans’s premier entertainment publication. We strive to share the best that New Orleans has to offer in music, food, nightlife, sports, and the arts,” Danzig says. “’Where y’at’ is New Orleans slang for ‘How are you?’ or ‘What’s happening?’ We strive to share what’s exciting in the city to our readers,” he adds.

Danzig started the magazine in July of 1998 when he decided that “New Orleans could use a new voice in the realm of publishing … something for the ‘young professionals’: the 21-34 demographic,” he explains. “My goal with Where Y’at was to educate people on the

unique charm of New Orleans, but in a fun and engaging way. This was true whether the person was a native New Orleanian or someone who was just visiting.”

Things were definitely a little bit different back in those early days. Danzig remembers, “When Where Y’at started, there was no internet as we know it. There were no iPhones, let alone hi-speed connections. There was no Facebook, and email was ruled by AOL. So, all of our business was done via landlines, fax machines, and my Palm Pilot.” But that’s okay. Even the coolest folks have a mullet, pair Josh of Crocs, or Myspace account in their past. And Where Y’at has come a long way since then. Born in the days of phone books, flip phones, and desktop computers, the magazine has managed to evolve and keep up with the times with a strong social media presence these days and a website that was even voted “Best News

Website” by the New Orleans Press Club.

Danzig feels that the secret to his magazine’s success is threefold. Besides needing to have interesting and entertaining articles and photos that appeal to readers, he also feels that the magazine has an edge by catering especially to young professionals—aka millennials. “That is an extremely important demographic to New Orleans, as those are the people who will move here, start families, and help the city grow,” he says. That said, he admits that Where Y’at actually reaches a much g i z Dan broader audience than just the millennial crowd. “It’s geared to whoever enjoys the New Orleans entertainment scene.

And that can be anyone from eight to 80.”

And finally, in order to keep a magazine running as long as he has, you have to pay for it somehow. And that often means selling ads.

“I learned very quickly that you cannot have the rewarding part of a publication without the business ramifications,” he explains. “I learned that if I didn’t have the sales and support of advertisers, then I wouldn’t be able to pay for printing, rent, salaries, and more. I’d run out of money quickly.”

And unfortunately, selling ads can sometimes present its own set of challenges.

“Selling is not an easy thing, and it’s not for the faint of heart,” Danzig admits. “You have to be prepared to have the phone hung up on you, the door slammed in your face, and people yell at you. I once had a bar owner throw a telephone book at me because he was upset and didn’t want to talk about advertising. A different restaurant owner opened his door one morning with a gun pointed at me; he claimed it was for safety reasons.”

Danzig has no regrets and says that even if he had it to do over again, he really wouldn’t do anything differently. So, what does the future hold for the magazine, and where we will be in another 20 years from now? According to Danzig, “In 20 years, Where Y’at will continue to be the voice of the young movers and shakers of New Orleans. We’ll continue to present the exciting things that this city has to offer.”

Stick with us for another 20 years, and let’s prove him right.

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could have had a second line for Kenny every Good Will Hunting episode!

It’s hard to imagine this film not set in Men In Black Massachusetts, but you can do it! A Yat accent Wowowow. What a seminal and awesome sounds Northeastern to most people, anyway. movie about policing the universe and aliens.

We can rewrite such classic lines as, “I got her So many kids’ first Tommy Lee Jones experience number. How do you like them satsumas?” (not Will Smith cause Fresh Prince, but Sounds great.

Tommy!). These two formally My Best Friend’s Wedding outfitted crime fighters made Ah, Julia Roberts. A staple a living off being able to of early 90s culture and spot aliens, which would life. In this fun flick, Jules be CRUCIAL in rural is helping her best Louisiana—the swamp friend get married to could have been one Cameron Diaz when whole movie by itself. some feelings come Aqua’s Aquarium up. Had they been The pop punk in our Sportsman’s album that gave us the Paradise, they would runaway single “Barbie have had a crawfish Girl” would have been boil and talked that stuff destined for greatness out, and no one would with a lil’ Louisiana flair. On have had to chase anyone the classic cover, instead through a train station in Titanic of a blue sea, imagine a sea of the rain.

Spice World blue herons! Fun and flighty! The Notorious B.I.G.’s Life After physical CD would also have made a Death good coaster.

Gone too soon. I can’t say that Biggie would Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion still be alive had he been from Louisiana, but Can you even imagine how amazing this this whole East Coast/West Coast thing would movie would be if these two women were have been way different if it had been West traveling back to Maurice, Louisiana, and trying Coast/Gulf Coast. Maybe he would have just to convince everyone that they were better taken Tupac fly-fishing and they would have than they are because they invented a type of made an album together about rivers. We’ll glue? never know.

Daria Selena

By Julie Mitchell There is nothing more that this state ANOTHER one taken too soon. But needs than sarcastic women. when God closes a door, he opens That’s the backbone of this a window. Or, in this case, would have been a little more on the nose, his country, and Louisiana is when we lose a Selena, we home address and phone number would have APPY BIRTHDAY! Where Y’at Magazine no exception. We already get a J.Lo. Had this movie been mentioned in the track, the video would is turning 20 years old this year! Which have a strong presence taken place in LA, I think have been in front of their old house, and all in the rest of the world means almost able to of them in the meter the bus that they lived Mariah’s friends would have been yelling, “You drink, but in Louisiana, means you’ve been maid community, on would have gotten ain’t shit!” in between all the verses. drinking for years and already now they need to a much-needed party 98 Degrees’s Debut Album have a signature order. infiltrate and take over makeover and would These boys have fallen out of grace We’re going to take everywhere else. have been blaring (and did so pretty soon after this a look at some The Fifth Element bounce music and had album came out). Had they had the other things A sci-fi chase film strobe lights and a pole.

Southern hustle, they would have turning 20 in with a surrealistic opera?

How are you supposed better capitalized on their fame. I 2017 and It would have been way to be a successful touring predict that they would have had re-imagine better as jazz and with performer if three of people’s a hot sauce called 98 Degrees if they people of color. five senses can’t interact with Harry Potter and would have partnered with also had Spice World your tour bus? a dried shrimp company. These Louisiana A British girl group who loves Hercules items would have been wildly origins. feminism and bus chases? This movie would Loved this movie! Greek gods and successful and we would still be have been a little slower had it been set in the goddesses, talking animals—what more could using them to this day. Alas, that’s a Titanic Big Easy. Everyone would have been drinking you want? I do think this movie would have future we were robbed of because Well, they’re outside so they couldn’t have run as fast, and been better, though, if instead of that weird these boys are from Ohio. off to the right there’s no way the bus driver would pig with legs, there had been a talking nutria.

Ma Park start—too much fly South have driven them for that long.

We could have gotten to know him, laughed, riah r What a gem.

With water! It’s like they’re e Carey's Butt He would have taken them been scared; it would have been a valuable and low production value, from Louisiana already. seven blocks and then told humanizing experience for us all. it’s one of the only shows If this film were set in Louisiana, them to find the streetcar.

L.A. Confidential aside from live shows when Jack took Rose to the lower decks to Buffy the Vampire Just take out those periods. “LA Confidential.”

(SNL, nightly news) that show her “how the other half lives,” instead Slayer Done. can react to an event of that man with a fiddle, there would have What better place Harry Potter and make a show been someone with some bounce music. And to hunt vampires than Originally released as Harry Potter and the about it within the instead of standing on point, she would have Louisiana? Interview with Philosopher’s Stone, it was changed when it came same week, which taught him how to twerk. the Vampire already set to America in 1998. The story of a little boy gave us wonderful Mariah Carey’s Butterfly a healthy precedent, who is actually magic would be very well-suited topical satirical Get it, Mariah! The first album she did after and drop in on any ghost for Louisiana. In the new version, his parents punches amidst the her breakup with media mogul and studio exec tour in the city to know would never die because they would know usual juvenile chaos Tommy Mattola, the Butterfly album includes the vampirical history of enough voodoo to kill Voldemort themselves. that was served up every singles “Honey” and “My All.” The video for most of the cities in this Harry would be raised on a houseboat and his week. Had these foul“Honey” is her breaking out of a huge mansion state. It’s actually shocking life would unfold exactly the way the movie The mouthed paper children and escaping the man who was keeping her that this one isn’t already in Water Boy happens. Emma Watson would play South Park been from our beloved boot there. Had Mariah been from Louisiana (instead Louisiana.

Fairuza Balk. (instead of central Colorado), they of Huntington, New York), this break-up album

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LSU Football Preview

By Noah Stokes-Raab

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fter finishing 8-4 last season, LSU’s football program will be looking to improve upon last year’s results. Finishing 8-4 is no easy task, especially in the SEC while playing against some of the best teams in the country, but it wasn’t enough to be at the top of the conference. Alabama finished last year’s season with an overall record of 14-1 and was a perfect 8-0 against teams in the SEC (LSU included).

Some of the biggest names on the team are departing, as the NFL took some of LSU’s best players in the draft earlier this year.

The biggest and most recognizable of these names would be star running back Leonard Fournette, who was drafted in the first round by the Jacksonville Jaguars. The NFL draft also took five of LSU’s veteran wide receivers, as well as leaving them without some of their defensive stars like safety Jamal Adams, who was drafted by the New York Jets.

Ed Orgeron took over the head coaching job early on last season and changes are already taking place. He is now working

Photos by LSU Sports alongside the new offensive coordinator, Matt Canada, who is looking to shake things up on offense with Orgeron. Les Miles’s shoes are a big pair to fill, no doubt. But with the departure of so many big names and the potential of some of the talented young players on the team, it’s as good a time as ever to gradually adapt the team to the style of play that Orgeron envisions.

Offense: New offensive coordinator Matt Canada will be leading the attack for LSU this season. Last season, he led Pitt’s offense, which was the only offense capable of beating Clemson—the defending national champions. Canada is expected to push LSU’s offense in a direction that will include more passing and more versatility overall.

While Canada and the rest of the offense will be looking to pass more with the help of senior quarterback Danny Etling, don’t take this to mean that they will abandon the run game or even use it much less at all. The impending loss of Leonard Fournette to the

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NFL raised some questions and concerns as to who would lead the rushing attack for LSU. But those questions were quickly answered last season when Derrius Guice stepped up to take over for Fournette. He rushed for 1,387 yards and 15 TDs, and averaged over seven yards per carry. LSU’s run game can continue to be a dominant force in the SEC with Guice in the backfield.

The biggest changes, however, will occur within the passing game. Quarterback Danny Etling already has experience working under Ed Orgeron and knows both the old style of play with which LSU is acquainted, as well as Orgeron’s slightly different approaches and goals. Etling may not win the Heisman Trophy, but he’s a solid signal caller who can get the job done when he’s needed.

The main concern on offense for the moment is the wide receiver corps. LSU lost their two best receivers, Malachi Dupre and Travin Dural, when they got drafted to the NFL this year. D.J. Chark has returned for his final season and will be the number one target for Danny Etling. Chark is an immensely talented receiver, but he’s going to need help from his other wide receivers and tight ends. Matt Canada will need to continue to rely heavily on the ground game and work on developing the young receivers and getting them to build chemistry before the season begins.

Defense: There was some uncertainty as to whether defensive lineman Christian LaCouture would return for his fifth season. He missed last season after suffering a fairly major knee injury, but has made a full recovery and will be returning to play his final college season for LSU. He will be moved from tackle to defensive end as the team makes some small changes to its front seven.

There was also some concern as to the possible return of the star linebacker/ defensive end Arden Key. He led the SEC

in sacks with slightly over one per game.

There’s no guarantee of his return for the 2017 season, but he is expected to play despite not participating in spring practice due to personal reasons.

In the secondary, we have a lot to look forward to, but also a lot of rebuilding. It will be exciting to see how they do without Jamal Adams, Duke Riley, Tre’Davious White, and Kendell Beckwith. Many of their dependable stars left, but they have young players eager to fill their shoes with Donte Jackson, John Battle, and freshman JaCoby Stevens trying to prove themselves this season.

Special Teams: Ed Orgeron wants to be a bit more aggressive this season when it comes to special teams. He wants LSU’s special teams to be less pedestrian and less conservative, and understands the importance of aggressive plays like blocking kicks and going for gold on kick returns.

Freshman placekicker Connor Culp will be coming into his first year as a starter, and trusted punter Josh Growden will be returning after a season averaging over 40 yards a punt—quite an impressive number in college football.

Prediction: A few players were banged up at the end of last season, but there are no existing injuries to cause any concern at the moment. The team is healthy and has a solid selection of young talent and potential, as well as weathered veterans to show them the ropes.

Barring any major injuries this offseason or during the 2017 season, it’s fair to slap a 9-3 predicted record on this upcoming season. If senior quarterback Danny Etling can step up and get the job done through the air, a 10-2 record is absolutely within the realm of possibility.

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Tulane Football: Getting the Wave Rolling Again

By Noah Stokes-Raab

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fter three years in the American Athletic Conference (AAC), Tulane's Green Wave football team might have left fans feeling a little disappointed. After former head coach Curtis Johnson led the team for four seasons (2012-2015) with a combined record of 15-34, Willie Fritz took over the head coaching job last season and led the Green wave to a record of 4-8. Not much better.

At first glance, this team may seem like a team that is in need of much revamping and overhaul. Since 2003, they’ve only had one winning season and their record that season was 7-6. This is far from encouraging.

What’s the problem? What can the team do to increase their chances of winning? The easy answer to these questions is just to say that the team needs a fresh start and that they simply aren’t good enough to compete with

the other teams in their conference.

However, there are factors that go unnoticed when one takes this approach to improving a team like the Green Wave. First, head coach Willie Fritz may be new to Tulane after only one season here, but he is not new to coaching college football teams. He’s been leading college teams as a head coach since 1993, coaching at schools like the University of Central Missouri, Sam Houston State University, and Georgia Southern University.

A coach who is new to a program like Tulane’s (and really any college or professional sports program) always needs some time to build chemistry, get to know the best ways to lead the team, and to set realistic goals. It would be unrealistic to expect a new coach to come to a D1 school with a previously poor record and to turn that around in his first season, or even in his second or third season.

A new head coach is not the only major

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change that the Green Wave is currently getting used to, however. They were part of Conference USA until only three years ago, when the team joined the American Athletic Conference. By comparison, the AAC is a significantly more competitive conference. The Green Wave must now play against teams in the AAC like Tulsa, Temple, UCONN, Memphis, and UCF. These are opponents with much more to lose than the Green Wave’s former conference rivals.

Joining a new conference is arguably a much bigger change than hiring a new head coach. The team is now going up against tougher competition, and also has to attempt to make a name for themselves in a conference with which they have little familiarity. Combined with the fact that Willie Fritz is so new to Tulane, the team has a lot to get used to in the coming seasons.

Despite all of this uncertainty and change, the Green Wave has shown a lot of possibility for long-term improvement. Upon entering a much more elite conference, the signing of a veteran head coach was a great low-risk move. Coach Fritz is extremely experienced and knows what is expected of him. Tulane University also invested a large sum of money into the construction of the new Yulman Stadium that was completed in 2014.

Tulane has decided to invest more money into its football program in the coming years, the stadium being a prime example of this.

It has helped foster more fan support, pride, and school spirit behind the Green Wave.

The long-term future of the team looks

bright. Parry Nickerson, the redshirt senior star cornerback known as the Mayor of Uptown, said recently during media day, “I want to tell Tulane fans and the Uptown community that there’s been a change in this program and we are going to get things rolling now.”

Back in March, Willie Fritz announced that the junior quarterback Jonathan Banks would take the starting quarterback job over Glen Cuilette.

When asked about his decision to give Banks the starting nod, Fritz said that when he was in junior college, Banks “ran some zone-read coverage and that’s one of the big reasons we’re excited about him. He’s shown running ability in junior college. A lot of guys show passing ability, but you’ve got to be able to do both in this offense.”

Considering the fact that the Green Wave had the second fewest yards through the air of any team in the entire country last year, a change in the play-calling position on offense can really only bring improvement. And it seems that with the change in quarterbacks, a great deal of real improvement may indeed be in store for the Green Wave in the 2017 season. The coaches and players all have a lot of respect for the new head coach and the new quarterback, and the team has a lot to prove going into the new season.

The other teams in the AAC may have their hands full with Jonathan Banks, running back Sherman Badie, the Mayor of Uptown, and the rest of the Green Wave come September.

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o you hate football, but need to be around it constantly because of who’s in your life and where you live? Here are some things you can do to enjoy a football game because, let’s be honest, football is not going anywhere!

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guards. What are their dreams? Who have they killed?

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Find the birthdays, then horoscopes for each player. Do they only throw to other Scorpios? Are the Geminis all ball hogs? Coaches too!

Assign each player a famous historical character. Act as though the plays are personal attacks and give them motivations. Why does Marie Curie keep tackling Harriet Tubman? Why is Shakespeare such a little bitch about throw-ins?

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Photoshop different hairstyles onto all the players. Isn’t a world without gender norms more interesting?

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Make anagrams of all the names on one team. What messages from the devil are hidden in there?

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Find all their wives and girlfriends online. Imagine their book club meetings and séances. Who are you rooting for? Create a bracket.

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Add the jerseys together! Which players make prime numbers?

Write fan fiction about the mascots.

What adventures will a raven and a pirate go on? Will a white sock be there? Maybe all mascots hang out together regardless of sport. Maybe that’s a division that we put on them.

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Write a screenplay about the security

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Imagine all the players are gay.

Who’s secretly in love with whom?

Playing to pay off vintage clothing collections? Owns a large cat? Most of these things are also true about the players anyway, regardless of sexual orientation.

10. When all else fails, eat the tortilla chips.

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15 Plans That Will

"Normalize" Your Drinking Habit

By Julie Mitchell

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re you the only one in your group of friends who seems to have your priorities straight and therefore cares how you’re all going to drink at events? Do you keep trying to make plans with people while they suggest things that imply that they’re not even CONSIDERING alcohol? It’s annoying to have to KEEP asking, “How are we going to drink while we play pickup soccer?” or, “What alcohol pairs well with going to the library?”

Well, worry no more. We have compiled a list of 15 different summer plans that will EASILY hide your alcoholism and keep the party going as long as you want, or at least until there’s an intervention. Enjoy!

1. Brunch, Bitch!

It’s illegal to eat a $13 plate of eggs without a mimosa or a Bloody Mary, and everyone knows that. It was voted in on a 10-2 majority, and now it is law. When you meet at 11:30 a.m. (to get that good reservation) and no one has anywhere to be until 4:30 p.m. (except for Janet, she’s always leaving everything early), it is your duty as a citizen and an H&M rewardsearner to drink like a coal miner from the 40s.

2. Tubing Why do you have to get drunk on a river?

I don’t know, why is the sky blue? Why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore? Some things just are.

And when you put on a bathing suit and get in an inflatable raft, you are entering into an unbreakable pact that you will consume as much beer in a few hours as most people do on their Friday night, because this is a sport, dammit, and you came to win!

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3. Outdoor Picnics/BBQ Look, there’s never enough chairs (or any!) at these things, and no one’s just going to sit on the ground sober. You get a nice base buzz going, so that when someone inevitably brings up something so mind-numbingly boring and makes everyone have a conversation about it for 40 minutes (like, your trip to the Grand Tetons, Janet? There’s only so many pictures of rocks we can look at!), you are at least able to feel the warmth of the alcohol, which is now your only friend.

4. Rooftop Pool Ok, look. There are times in this life when we need to capitalize on a moment. When you’re at a baseball game, you eat a hot dog.

You meet a Frenchman, you make out with him. If you’re at a rooftop pool, you need to be (a.) ordering drinks from the pool, and (b.) those drinks need to be ice blended and alcoholic. These drinks also need to sound like a candle that TJ Maxx would charge $12 dollars for, like “Gold Rose Mojito,” “Lime Pineapple Margarita Blend,” or “Ocean Bay Breeze.” You understand.

5. Dinner with Friends We all love our friends. Friends are great.

Sometimes our friends’ friends aren’t that great, though. Or sometimes, our friends’ cooking isn’t so great. Or our friends’ old cats that stare at you and look like they’re already dying. Or our friends’ insistence on an all-classic rock Pandora station. All those things are gross. But you know what is always great? Wine. In a bottle, in a box, in a jug from Walgreens, whatever it is—wine is always a constant you can count on. Rely on it!

6. Karaoke You know how many Whitney Houston’s there are in the world? There was one, and now there are none. You know how many people think they can become Whitney Houston after a few rum shots? All of them. Let yourself be your mind’s Bodyguard and drink up, otherwise you’re going to have to listen to a pitchy TFA boy trying to sing songs that were only meant for angels, sober.

7. Sitting by the Water If Instagram is any judge, we all love to be pensive by the water from time to time. You’re looking out, you’re remembering memories, mistakes, good times, relationships, TV shows, and so on. When there is an open body of water, it is anyone’s reflecting pool. But the difference between sitting by yourself on the ground and gazing out onto a shimmering expanse of possibility is all about setting.

Get a blanket, your journal, a book, a single flower, an unlit candle, a Grecian urn, whatever you want! Set up a little scene. But most importantly, pick a glass of something you like and share it with yourself. Getting drunk by yourself in front of the water is very romantic, and don’t let anyone tell you any differently.

8. Dog-Sitting Are you the type of person who forges his or her own path in this world? I know you are.

You probably have a few side hustles to make it work in this crazy ride we’re all on called Life.

So, you probably dog-sit a lot; I know I do. The best part about dog-sitting, aside from both parts of that compound word, are the words, “Help yourself to anything,” and “Make yourself at home.” Dog-sitting is where I tried my first

tequila! There’s a freedom in someone else’s home to embrace a new side of yourself you didn’t even know was there. With a dog! Drink up, drink to self-discovery and to Trader Joe’s beer.

9. Writing in Your Dream Journal How many times have you woken up after a long night’s sleep and remembered an amazing and complicated dream you wanted to write down, but didn’t have the mental strength to do so after just living through it in your mind AND working all day? Pour yourself a drink and really let those words fly across the page. Was your high school boyfriend on a plane? Did you find a book in your living room that was really a map that made all your teeth loose? You don’t have to go through that all again sober! Get a little buzzed and really have fun with it.

10. Ghost Tour You know when your grandma comes into town and she wants to “see the sights,” and she’s also fascinated with the living dead AND history, so you book a ghost tour, but it’s really just a middle-aged man in a vest making corny jokes and talking about pirates? Get a drink. Get your grandma a drink. Get the ghost a drink. Those tours are walking and hot, and until they figure out a tour that only talks about indoor ghosts, those drinks will always be allowed. (And don’t forget to hug your grandma, these moments with her are precious!)

11. Outdoor Wedding Why must people celebrate their declaration of everlasting love on a beach or a forest with too much hay? What’s wrong

with a mall food court? You have all the soft pretzels and orange chicken you’d ever want, which is the most romantic thing I can think of, but it seems that no one else agrees with me. And God forbid if you wear sandals. So, you’re outside in high heels that just sink you into the ground every time you walk (flats are for children and people who use messenger bags), remembering every time a partner didn’t like the movies you would watch together. Because that’s all weddings really are in the end, with not enough shrimp.

You deserve, need, and are allowed as many cocktails as you dang-well please, and there is not a Pinterest board on the planet that can take that away from you.

12. Happy Hour This is a time and place where dreams come true. I know it, you know it, bars know it, chalkboard signs on the street know it. This is our time! Booze is cheaper, people are fewer, there’s usually a TV playing Sex and the City with closed captioning somewhere—life is good.

There’s no pretense in this magical time. You know why you’re here and so does everyone else. Drink your delicious beverages with both your head and an appetizer menu held high.

13. Kayaking I’ve never been kayaking. But do you think that’s gonna stop me? Remember what we said about water before? Whether you’re tubing, or sitting next to it, or cutting through it in a smaller canoe with a single, doubled-bladed oar, you have to assert your dominance over the water (ever seen Jaws?

Or Lake Placid? Or Heavyweights?), and there’s no better way to do that than by being drunk.

Poseidon himself would tip his trident at someone who had the balls (or ovaries!) to kayak with a drink in hand/between the knees.

Remember summer camp? Well, you’re an adult now! Drink while you do the same weird stuff from your childhood; that’s my motto.

14. Séance You liked the ghost tour. You want to commune more with the dead, but you don’t want to pay a man who looks like your math teacher from high school if he DIDN’T get divorced, so do it! Grab a blanket, grab a Ouija board, wake up your grandma, find a quiet cemetery, and get to it, girl. But no séance is complete without two things: an unquenchable need to communicate with unknown spirits and themed cocktails! Do you even know the possibilities when it comes to séance cocktails? Don’t even get me started.

15. Anything That Isn’t a Doctor’s Office So, if you’ve learned anything from this list (and I hope you have), it’s that alcohol makes everything better. There is only one exception to this, and that’s the doctor’s office. And honestly, it’s not even that alcohol WOULDN’T make it better, it’s that when you’re at the doctor’s office, they have access to your medical chart and they can write whatever they want in there, so you don’t want a JUDGEMENT that’s going to follow you around your whole life and make anything any harder for you than it has to be. So yes, unfortunately, don’t be drunk in a doctor’s office. But there are so many other places, I don’t think you’ll even miss it. And when you go to the doctor, you can just get high instead.

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The Easiest Thing About the Big Easy: Moving Here

By Noah Stokes-Raab

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ooking back at my four years of college in Uptown New Orleans, I can hardly say I’m surprised that I made the choice to stay here after I graduated.

No, I did not get a big job offer down here, which would have made the decision to leave my hometown of New York City that much easier. No, I didn’t get drafted by the New Orleans Saints to take over Drew Brees’s position as quarterback.

Somehow, the muggy layer of humidity during the summer months wasn’t a huge factor in convincing me to leave my post in the Northeast to migrate down to NOLA, either. So, if not because of these things, then what exactly is convincing me and so many other young adults to start new lives in the Big Easy after attending a few years of school down here? There is no single answer; everyone has their own list of reasons, but nobody seems to have an answer to one question: “Why not?”

It’s only been a couple of months since my fellow colleagues at schools like Tulane University, Loyola University, the University of New Orleans, etc. graduated or at least finished up an academic year

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and returned home for the summer. I had made the decision to stay in New Orleans after finishing school about a year before I finished. The majority of students who came from out of town returned to their hometowns by default. Most of them weren’t going home for any other reason than the fact that it was just that: home.

However, there is a significant number of these graduating students who do decide to continue their lives away from their original hometowns and to adopt New Orleans as their new home. In a city like this one, one could imagine how difficult it might be to make the transition from college life—filled with fun, devoid of any responsibilities other than making it to class on time—to being a functioning member of society, finding a job, and settling down. But then again, those things aren’t exactly requirements in this city.

Those things can wait.

I asked a fellow graduate of Tulane University, Serge Neborak, why he decided to stay in New Orleans instead of moving back home to New York. “I just wasn’t ready to move back home and try living there as an adult,” he responded. “First of all,

I’d be living with my parents, which I think would be a disaster for all parties involved.

But on a more serious note, it’s way more relaxed here. For one, it’s actually possible to pay for rent in a decent neighborhood without a six-figure salary, and I feel like I can be an adult and still enjoy myself.”

I couldn’t agree more. My father was born in New Orleans in 1956, but I never held any connection to the city whatsoever until I came here in 2013. When I first touched ground in this city, I never intended on moving here four years and a degree later. I always had my mind set on living in New York City, but that was before I realized I had found a new beloved city I wanted to call home.

The city of New Orleans fascinates me and surprises me with new experiences every time I step out of my comfort zone and try something new. For something like that around here, one doesn’t need to travel very far.

When asked about his plans after graduation, rising senior Aidan Watson remarked, “I miss home all the time, but I think if I finish school and go back, I’ll miss it here even more. Yes, I could come back for Mardi Gras every year, or Jazz Fest, but anyone can come from anywhere and do

that. It’s not the big events that do it for me, it’s just the everyday things you see, people you talk to, exchanges you have with strangers, music you hear. I just don’t see how anyone could ever get bored down here. It might be the only city I’ve been to where I just can’t see anyone ever getting bored, even after decades of living on the same street.”

New Orleans does have big events like festivals and concerts that make it an amazing weekend getaway (Mardi Gras needs no introduction), but it’s true that these are not the things that make it the city that it is. It’s the friendly smiles on the street that would be met with confused glances and even hostility in cities like New York.

It’s the funloving, laid-back atmosphere that is enjoyed by everyone here, regardless of age.

It’s the “How you doin’, Baby?” that you hear not as a catcall, but as a greeting by the lady making your shrimp po-boy exactly how you order it every time you see her. It’s the heart.

New Orleans has not diminished my love for my hometown one bit. I still love the things I’ve always loved about where I grew up, but I think New Orleans made me realize the things I never got to love in any other city.

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Still Sitting Beneath The Joshua Tree U2 to Perform Career-Defining Album on September 14 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome

By Greg Roques

U

2 returns to the Superdome for their first Crescent City tour date in almost 20 years. An even bigger milestone for fans, however, is that the performance celebrates the 30th anniversary of their career-defining triumph, The Joshua Tree, which will be performed in its entirety mid-way through the show.

The Joshua Tree transformed U2 from rock stars to rock gods and remains their highest-selling and most critically acclaimed accomplishment to date. Still, it was important to the band that their anniversary performance feel fresh.

In keeping with U2’s tradition of oneupping their stage production each tour, the show will feature an 8k IMAG screen—the highest resolution ever featured in a stadium performance—showcasing sprawling desert landscapes from the site of the actual Joshua Tree in California’s Mohave Desert.

But it is the music, not the spectacle, that retains The Joshua Tree’s significance. The album’s examination of the endless possibilities of the American dream—both for redemption and damnation—are as symbolic today as they were 30 years ago during the final act of the Reagan era. Revisiting the record’s 11 tracks, it appears our nation is still comfortably sitting in the shade of The Joshua Tree.

To help you get ready for their approaching performance, here is a quick look back at each of the songs from the original 1987 release of The Joshua Tree.

Where the Streets Have No Name This track opens The Joshua Tree with a slow build: from the quiet calling of an organ to the rollicking guitar chords and pulse-pounding drums picking up the pace more than a minute

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in, it is an epic introduction that perfectly captures the essence of what is to come. Bono’s lyrics, painted with images of the barren desert from which the album takes its name, begin with a longing optimism later crushed by life’s cruel reality. At its conclusion, the song calmly fades to black, exiting just as gently as it first entered, like sand strewn in the desert wind.

I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For In looking to make an album that captured the essence of America, U2 broadened their musical range to infuse elements of gospel music into this track. This is most evident in Bono’s high vocal range, as well as a backing choir provided by guitarist The Edge and producer Brian Eno. The lyrics are rich with religious imagery, a recurring motif throughout The Joshua Tree.

With or Without You Built on a minimalist drum beat and delicate chords, the song gradually rises to a crescendo of soaring vocals and thundering drums before a gentle guitar solo calms the mood again for the finale. Much like the duality of doubt and belief expressed “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” the lyrics find Bono wrestling between his role as a lover and a rock star.

Bullet the Blue Sky Along with closing track “Mothers of the Disappeared,” this track was inspired by U2’s visit to El Salvador with Amnesty International in 1985. The track is not only painted with shades of biblical bloodshed (defeated angels, demon seeds, the crucifixion), but calls out our country for taking sides in the struggle (“See the rain comin’ through the gapin’ wound/Pelting the women and children/Who run into the arms/Of America”).

Running to Stand Still This tale of a heroin-addicted couple in Dublin is just as poignant today as it was when The

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Joshua Tree was released 30 years ago. With politicians and health professionals currently conflicted about how to best address this accelerating epidemic in our country, this song is an example of the album’s themes coming full circle.

Red Hill Mining Town Another track that eerily resounds within the modern U.S. political and social milieu, it illustrates the struggle of workers fighting to make ends meet during a British mining strike in the early 80s. Due to the track’s complexity and melancholy, the current tour marks the first time the band has performed this song live.

In God’s Country “In God’s Country” is a vitriolic renouncement of American values during the Reagan era.

Punctuated with images of barren skies, falling crosses, and the Statue of Liberty left standing for an empty promise, it is the album’s bleakest and most aggressive track. It doesn’t take a fortune cookie to affirm Bono’s feelings on our current commander in chief. However, he stated in an interview that political posturing will be absent from this tour. Thanks, Bono.

Tripping Through Your Wires What’s most interesting about the folk/blues rhythm of this song is not that it hinted at the sound of the The Joshua Tree’s follow up, 1988’s Rattle and Hum. Rather, the song’s original companion piece and “Where the Streets Have No Name” B-side, “Sweetest Thing,” was voted off the album in favor of this track. While the latter would go on to become a hit single 10 years later, “Tripping Through Your Wires” gelled better with the rest of The Joshua Tree, both musically and thematically.

One Tree Hill The album’s most personal track was written as an ode to Greg Caroll, a close friend and

employee of the band who died in 1984. The song is named for the New Zealand landmark he visited with Bono the night they became friends.

Because of the song’s emotional weight, Bono was unable to perform it during their inaugural tour and has reserved it for only a handful of shows until now.

Exit Bono’s lyrical attempt to see through the eyes of a killer, the track’s slowly creeping baseline and grinding guitars give its dark subject matter an ominous tone. Lending to its macabre legacy, the song was later cited as inspiration for the actual murder of 21-year-old actress Rebecca Shaeffer by her stalker, Robert Bardo, who is currently serving life in prison. The band previously abandoned live performances shortly after his confession.

Mothers of the Disappeared “Mothers of the Disappeared” tells the story of the mothers of political protesters, demanding answers for their children’s disappearance during the El Salvador civil war. The song washes away the veneer of optimism and wonder painted in “Where the Streets Have No Name,” revealing the violence just underneath the varnish of freedom. Yet those who are willing to dream continue to fight for the world they deserve. Brian Eno’s touch is best heard on this song, offering whispers to his later work with Coldplay.

Not to be outdone, The Joshua Tree performance will be bookended by sets of the band’s other singles. Throw in an opening act by alt-indie OG Beck, and this will be one show you will not want to miss.

General admission tickets start at $70.

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Step into Spotlights with us prior to the event and enjoy our exclusive lounge with private entry, complimentary premium bar and light hors d’ourves.

Tickets for Spotlights can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or at the Box Office.

September 2....................................... Anthony Hamilton & Michael Blackson September 26................................................................................. Arcade Fire September 29 - October 1................................... Carden International Circus October 27.......................................... Big Church Night Out with Newsboys November 4 - 5.......................................................................PAW Patrol Live!

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LilWeezyanaFestival Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., a.k.a Lil Wayne, returns home for his third annual Lil Weezyana Festival.

Celebrate New Orleans with Tunechi and a host of yet-to-be-announced special guests. Fri., Aug. 25. $65.50+ Adv, 7:00 p.m., Champions Square, champions-square.com Monday, August 21 Bacchanal - Helen Gillet Banks Street Bar - Montague Bombay Club- David Boeddinghaus Buff a’s - Antoine Diel Chickie Wah Wah - Alex McMurray with Glenn Hartman Crazy Lobster - the Insta-Gators Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Bon Bon Vivant Dmac’s - Danny Alexander and the Monday Night Blues Jam Session Dos Jefes - Micheal Mason and friends Dragon’s Den - Hangover Mondays with DJ III Medina Funky Pirate - Willie Lockett Band Hi-Ho Lounge - Project Tone Mixer Howlin’ Wolf - Project Tone Mixer Jazz Playhouse - Nayo Jones Experince Kerry Irish Pub - Patrick Cooper Lafi tte’s Blacksmith Shop - Lucky Lee Maison - Big Daddies Maple Leaf - Terrence Houston and Micheal Lemmler Morning Call - Valerie Sassyfras Republic - Betty Who Rock ‘n’ Bowl - West Coast Swing Night Snug Harbor - Charmaine Neville Band Spotted Cat - Jazz Vipers Three Muses - Keith Burnstein Tropical Isle Bourbon - Beach Combers Tropical Isle Original - Trop Rock Express Tuesday, August 22 Bacchanal - Mark Weliky Bombay Club - Matt Lemmler Buff a’s - Vanessa Carr Chickie Wah Wah - Papo y Son Mandao Crazy Lobster - AC and the Heat Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Treme Brass Band Funky Pirate - Blues Masters feat. Big Al House of Blues - Gente de Zona Howlin’ Wolf (the Den) - Comedy Beast Jazz Playhouse - the New Orleans Wildlife Band Kerry Irish Pub - Jason Bishop Lafi tte’s Blacksmith Shop - Lucky Lee

Little Gem Saloon - Gary Leming Duo Maison - the Sierra Leone Experience Maple Leaf - Rebirth Brass Band Old U.S. Mint - Down on Their Luck Orchestra Preservation Hall - Charlie Gabriel Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Latin Night Snug Harbor - Stanton Moore Trio Spotted Cat - Smoking Time Jazz Club Three Muses - Messy Cookers Tropical Isle Bourbon - Jezebels Chill’n Tropical Isle Original - Jay B. Elston Band Wednesday, August 23 Bacchanal - Jesse Morrow Bombay Club - Josh Paxton Buff a’s - Open Mic Night with Natalie Sanchez Chickie Wah Wah - Mike Doussan Band Circle Bar - All the Colors of the Darkness Crazy Lobster - Ken Swartz and the Palace of Sin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters Dragon’s Den - Reggae Night Funky Pirate - Blues Masters feat. Big Al Hi-Ho Lounge - Progression Music Series House of Blues Foundation Room - Michael Liuzza Howlin Wolf (the Den) - Acadian Trace Jazz Playhouse - Glenn David Andrews Kerry Irish Pub - Tim Robertson Little Gem Saloon - Reid Poole Duo Little Tropical Isle - Reed Lightfoot Maison - RnR Muisc Group Maple Leaf - the Jordan Anderson Band Morning Call - Krewe du Two Preservation Hall - Preservation All-stars feat.

Charlie Gabriel Rock ‘n’ Bowl - the Boogie Men Snug Harbor - Uptown Jazz Orchestra Spotted Cat - Antoine Diel and the New Orleans Power Misfi ts Three Keys (Ace Hotel) - SONO presents the Shape of Jazz to Come feat. Magnetic Ear Three Muses - Leslie Martin Tropical Isle Original - Late as Usual UNO Lakefront Arena - Lost 80’s Live Tour

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Thursday, August 24 Banks Street Bar - Mia Borders Bombay Club - Kris Tokarski and Rex Gregory Buff a’s - Tom McDermott and Chloe Feoranzo Bullet’s - Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers Chickie Wah Wah - Lynn Durry and Arsene DeLay Crazy Lobster - the Spanish Plaza 3 Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat Dmac’s - American Jam with Jason Bishop Dos Jefes - Loren Pickford Quartet Dragon’s Den - Crescent Fresh Stand-Up Funky Pirate - Blues Masters feat. Big Al Hi-Ho Lounge - Kristen Avian Howlin’ Wolf (the Den) - Comedy Gumbeaux Jazz Playhouse - James Rivers Movement Kerry Irish Pub - Foot & Friends Lafi tte's Blacksmith Shop - Lucky Lee Le Bon Temps Roule - Soul Rebels Little Gem Saloon - Reid Poole Duo Little Tropical Isle - Frank Fairbanks Masion - Dysfunktional Bone Maple Leaf - the Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich and special guests NOSH - Larry Sieberth and Ed Wise Ogden Museum of Southern Art - Sweet Olive String Band Old U.S. Mint - Arrowhead Jazz Band Preservation Hall - Preservations All-Stars feat.

Lucien Barbarin Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Wayne Singleton and Same Ol’ Two Step Snug Harbor - Davell Crawford Southport Hall - Thy Art is Murder, Decipitated Spotted Cat - Jumbo Shrimp Three Keys - Soundbytes with Cole Williams and RQ Away Three Muses - Tom Mc.Dermott Tipitinas - Royal Teeth Tropical Isle Bayou Club - Nonc Nu and Da Wild Matous Tropical Isle Original - Late as Usual Friday, August 25 Ace Hotel - Alvin Youngblood Hart, Nicholas Crown Bacchanal - Willie Green Project Blue Nile - Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers Bombay Club - David Rogan Buff as’ - Davis Rogan Bullet’s - Original Pinettes Brass Band Champions Square - Lil Weezyana Fest Chickie Wah Wah - Jason Ricci and the Band Kind CD-release party Crazy Lobster - Ken Swartz and the Palace of Sin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and the Golden Eagles Dragon’s Den - Latin Night Funky Pirate - Blues Masters ft. Big Al Gasa Gasa - Sextile Hi-Ho Lounge - Relapse with Matt Scott House of Blues - Grunge Fest: Nirvanna House of Blues Foundation Room - Right Lane Bandits Howlin’ Wolf (the Den) - Stoni Taylor and Miles of Stone Jazz Playhouse - Trixie Minx’s Burlesque Ballroom feat. Romy Kaye and the Mercy Buckets Kerry Irish Pub - Hurricane Refugees Little Gem Saloon - Frank Fairbanks Le Bon Temps Roule - Jeff Snake GreenBerg, Billy Asprodite Maison - Groove Faction, Soul Company Maple Leaf - Chubby Carrier and Roland Cheramie, Zydeco Roots Morning Call - Valerie Sassyfras NOSH - David Torkanowsky Trio One Eyes Jacks - Little Maker and Mr. Universe feat. a Tribute to the Band Preservation Band- Preservation Brass Band feat. Daniel “Weenie” Farrow Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Bucktown All-stars’ Annual Throwback Night Snug Harbor - Ellis Marsalis Trio Southport Hall - Contrafl ow Spotted Cat - New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings Three Keys (Ace Hotel) - Cold Water Electric Three Muses - Doro Wat Jazz Band

Tipitina’s - Foundation Free Fridays feat. John “Papa” Gros Band, Sexual Thunder Tropical Isle Original - Late As Usual Saturday, August 26 Ace Hotel - La Noche Caliente Antoine's Restaurant - Symphony Chorus of New Orleans Fundraiser Bacchanal - Jasen Weaver Band Blue Nile - MainLine Bombay Club - James Singleton Trio Buff a’s - Betty Shirley Chickie Wah Wah - Johnny J. and the Hitmen CDrelease party, the Plowboys Circle Bar - Mod Dance Party with DJs Matty and Kristen Crazy Lobster - Poppy’s Poppin’ Saturday Preview Creole Cookery - Trad Stars Brass Band Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Hot 8 Brass Band Dragons Den - Upstairs: Talk Nerdy to Me Funky Pirate - Blues Masters feat. Big Al Hi-Ho Lounge - DJ Chinua Back to School House of Blues - Bustout Burlesque feat. the Bustout Jazz Band House of Blues Foundation Room - Tim Laughlin Trio Howlin Wolf (the Den) - Stoked Free Comedy Jazz Playhouse - Micheal Watson Kerry Irish Pub - Roux the Day! Lafi tte’s Blacksmith Shop - Lucky Lee Le Bon Temps Roule - Joe Gelini Organ Trio Little Tropical Isle - Reed Lightfoot Maison - Brass-A-Holics, Genes Music Machine Maple Leaf - New Orleans Suspects Morning Call City Park - Billy D. Chapman NOSH - Shannon Powell One Eyed Jacks - Naughty Palace Preservation Hall - Preservation All-Stars feat.

Shannon Powell Rock ‘n’ Bowl - 90 Degrees West Shamrock - Higher Heights (Reggae Night) Snug Harbor - Quiana Lynell and Lush Life Spotted Cat - Dominick Grillo and the Frenchmen St. All Stars Three Muses - Shotgun Jazz Band Time Out - Andre Bouvier and the Royal Bohemians Tipitina’s - Noisewater Tropical Isle Original - Late as Usual Sunday, August 27 Bannachal - Roamin’ Jasmine Banks Street Bar - Tina Jamieson’s Open Stage Blue Nile - Street Legends Brass Band Bombay Club - Kris Tokarski Buff a’s - James Evans and Benny Amon Cafe Negril - Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie Crazy Lobster - the Neon Shadows Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Alex, Matt and Carlo Dragon’s Den - Church Hi-Ho Lounge - NOLA Comedy Mic Open Howlin’ Wolf (the Den) - Hot 8 Brass Band Jazz Playhouse - Germaine Bazzle Joy Theatre - MattyB feat. the Haschak Sisters Kermit’s Mother-in-Law Lounge - Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers Kerry Irish Pub - Beth Patterson Little Gem Saloon - Glen David Andrews’ Gospel Brunch Le Bon Temps Roule - Mike Dill Maison - Higher Heights Maple Leaf - Cha Wa Morning Call City Park - billy D. Chapman Old Point Bar - Anais St. John Preservation Hall - Preservation All-Stars feat.

Wendell Brunious Snug Harbor - Olivier Bou and Matt Lemmler Spotted Cat - Patt Casey and the New Sound Three Muses - Linnzi Zaorski Time Out - the Moxie Kings Tipitina’s - New Orleans Musician’s Clinical Annual Blood Drive Trinity Episcopal Church - Jo “Cool” Davis annual memorial concert with Chambliss and friends Tropical Isle Bourbon - Debi and the Deacons Tropical Isle Original - Late as Usual

Monday, August 28 Bacchanal - Helen Gillet Banks Street Bar - Montague Bombay Club - David Boeddinghaus Buff a’s - Antoine Diel Chickie Wah Wah - Joe Cabral Circle bar - Motown Monday with DJ Shane Love Crazy Lobster - the Insta-Gators Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Bon Bon Vivant Dmac’s - Danny Alexander and the Monday Night Blues Session Dragon’s Den - Hangover Mondays with DJ III Medina Hi-Ho Lounge - Instant Opus Improvised Series Jazz Playhouse - Shannon Powell Kerry Irish Pub - Patrick Cooper Lafi tte’s Blacksmith Shop - RnR Music Group Maple Leaf - Terrence Houston and Michael Lemmler Morning Call - Valerie Sassyfras Preservation Hall - Preservation All-stars feat.

Charlie Gabriel Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Westcoast Swing Night Snug Harbor - Chermaine Neville Band Spotted Cat - Jazz Vipers Tropical Isle Bourbon - Beach Combers Tropical Isle Original - Trop Rock Express Tuesday, August 29 Bacchanal - Mark Weliky Blue Nile - Waterseed Bombay Club - Matt Lemmler Buff a’s - Vanessa Carr Chickie Wah Wah - Jamey St. Pierre Crazy Lobster - AC and the Heat Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Treme Brass Band Hi-Ho Lounge - High Profile Howlin’ Wolf (the Den) - Comedy Beast Jazz Playhouse - K.C. and the Irresistibles Kerry Irish Pub - Jason Bishop Lafi tte's Blacksmith Shop - Lucky Lee Little Gem Saloon - Nola Dukes Showcase Maison - Brass Lightning Maple Leaf - Rebirth Brass Band

Old U.S. Mint - Down on their Luck Orchestra Preservation Hall - Preservation All-Stars feat.

Charlie Gabriel Rock ‘n’ Bowl- Latin Night Snug Harbor - Stanton Moore Trio Spotted Cat - Smoking Time Jazz Club Three Muses - Sam Cammarata Tropical Isle Bayou Club - Cajun Drifters Tropical Isle Bourbon - Jezebels Chill’n Wednesday August 30 Bacchanal - Jesse Morrow Bombay Club - Josh Paxton Buff a’s - Open Mic Night with Nattie Sanchez Chickie Wah Wah - Mike Doussan Band Circle Bar - the Iguanas Crazy Lobster - Ken Swartz and the Palace of Sin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters Dragon’s Den - Reggae Night Funky Pirate - Blues Masters feat. Big Al Hi-Ho Lounge - Progression Music Series House of Blues - Social Distortion House of Blues Foundation Room - Michael Liuzza Howlin’ Wolf (the Den) - Drew Dixon Howlin’ Wolf - CBDB Jazz Playhouse - Glen David Andrews Kerry Irish Pub - Beth Patterson Little Gem Saloon - Zakk Garner Maison - Midnight Love Band Maple Leaf- the Jordan Anderson Band Morning Call - Krewe du Two Preservation Hall - Preservation All-stars feat.

Charlie Gabriel Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Jerry Embree Snug Harbor - Uptown Jazz Orchestra Spotted Cat - Antoine Diel and the New Orleans Power Misfi ts Three Keys - The Healing Room w/ Michael Harrison & Friends Three Muses - Leslie Martin Tropical Isle Bourbon - Debi and the Deacons Tropical Isle Original - Late as Usual Thursday August 31 Bacchanal - Mike Harvey’s Hot Clun

U2 Irish rockers U2 are prolific artists and have been entertaining for over four decades. They are the recipients of numerous accolades, including being among the world’s best-selling musical artists of all time.

Thu., Sept. 14. $35+ Adv, 7:30 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Superdome, MBsuperdome.com Bombay Club - Kris Tokarski and Tim Laughlin Buff a’s - tom McDermott and Chloe Feoranzo Bullet’s - Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ swingers Chickie Wah Wah - John “Papa” Gros Band Crazy Lobster - the Spanish Plaza 3 Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat D.b.a - Little Freddie King Dragon’s Den - Crescent Fresh Stand- Up Funky Pirate - Blues Masters feat. Big Al Howlin’ Wolf (the Den) - Comedy Gumbeaux Jazz Playhouse - James Rivers Movement

Kerry Irish Pub - Jamie Lynn Vessels Lafi tte’s Blacksmith Shop - Lucky Lee Le Bon Temps Roule - Soul Rebels Little Tropical Isle - Frank Fairbanks Maison - Dysfunktional Bone Maple Leaf - the Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich and special guests NOSH - Larry Sieberth and Ed Wise Ogden Museum of Southern Art - Paz Fest : A tribute to Joni Mitchell Old U.S. Mint - Talkin’ Jazz with Fred Kasten Preservation Hall - Preservation All-stars feat.

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9/07 Traditional Paintbox w/Dave James & Sun. 3/13 Irish Session 5 pm Tim Robertson 8:30 pm Mon. 3/14 Kim Carson 8:30 pm Fri. 9/08 Roy Gele 5 pm Fri. 9/08 Crossing Canal 9 pm Happy Day!! Live Irish Music w/ Sat. 9/09St. Patrick’s Dave Hickey 5 pm Thurs.

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Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Geno Delafose Snug Harbor - Karen Williams Quartet Spotted Cat - Jumbo Shrimp Three Keys - BJ So Cole, Rica Shey, De’lish, Jenna Three Muses - Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue Tropical Isle Bourbon - DEbi and the Deacons Friday, September 1 Bar Mon Cher - Samantha Pearl BJ’s Lounge - Julie Rhodes, Helen Rose Buff a’s - Riverside Jazz Collective Cafe Negril - Higher Heights Circle Bar - Rik Slave’s Country Persuasion Civic Theatre - Sylvan Esso Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat Gasa Gasa - Sea Battle House of Blues Foundation Room - Right Lane Bandits Howlin Wolf (the Den) - Wes Williams Band Joy Theater - Boyfriend Kerry Irish Pub - Hurricane Refugees The Little Gem Saloon - Joshua Thomas Metropolitan Nightclub - Cash Cash Old Arabi Bar - Vic Poppa Experience Spotted Cat - Cottonmouth Kings Three Keys - Jasmine Infiniti, Bbymutha, Dandy Warhol, Edgeslayer Tipitina’s - Big Sam’s Funky Nation + Miss Mojo Saturday, September 2 Bar Mon Cher - Barbarella Blue Buff a’s - Vanessa Carr Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat Gasa Gasa - The Quintessential Octopus House of Blues Foundation Room - Tim Laughlin Trio Joy Theater - SOPHIE, & more Kerry Irish Pub - Beth Patterson Maple Leaf Bar - Khris Royal & Dark Matter Old Arabi Bar - The Melatauns Three Keys - JD Samson and Christeene Tipitina’s - Future Families of Funk Twist of Lime - Sustenance & Fighting for Frequencies Saenger Theatre - Taylor Girlz Sunday, September 3 Buff a’s - Gerald French Trio Feat. George French Civic Theatre - Paz Fest IV: Joni Mitchell Tribute Columns Hotel - Chip Wilson Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat French Market - A Taste of the Opera House of Blues - Mannie Fresh + DJ Soul Sister Howlin Wolf (the Den) - Hot 8 Brass Band Kerry Irish Pub - Patrick Cooper Metropolitan Nightclub - Partners-n-crime, Juvenile, DJ Jubilee Press Street Station - Joe Gelini Three Keys - Thrills and Wonders

Monday, September 4 Buff a’s - Antoine Diel Columns Hotel - David Doucet Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat Kerry Irish Pub - Two Sheets to the Wind Tuesday, September 5 Buff a’s - Tacos, Tequila & Tiaras with Vanessa Carr Columns Hotel - John Rankin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat Kerry Irish Pub - Jason Bishop Old Arabi Bar - Jean Bayou One Eyed Jacks - Thee Oh Sees + The Detail Wednesday, September 6 Ace Hotel - Hellen Gillet + 1 Autocrat Social & Pleasure Club - TBC Brass Band Buff a’s - Open Mic Night w/ Nattie Sanchez Columns Hotel - Andy Rogers Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat House of Blues - Will Hoge + Dan Layus House of Blues Foundation Room - Michael Liuzza Kerry Irish Pub - Chip Wilson Tipitina’s - Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Thursday, September 7 Buff a’s - Tom Saunders and the HOTCATS Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat Howlin Wolf (the Den) - Comedy Gumbeaux House of Blues Foundation Room - Spencer Racca: Songs of Sinatra Kerry Irish Pub - Paintbox w. Dave JAmes & Tim Robertson Old Arabi Bar - Ruby Rendrag Old Point Bar - Valerie Sassyfras Three Keys - The Asylum Chorus Tipitina’s - Wild Magnolias Reunion Show Friday, September 8 Bar Mon Cher - Samantha Pearl Buff a’s - Freddie Blue and the Friendship Circle Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat House of Blues - Sam Riggs House of Blues Foundation Room - Right Lane Bandits, The Round Pegs Kerry Irish Pub - Crossing Canal Metropolitan - Diplo Old Arabi Bar - Retrofi t Special Venue - Jazz on the Wharf featuring Stephanie Mills, Deniece Williams, and Stephanie Jordan Three Keys - Eric Falls Album Release Tipitina’s - Soul Sister’s 11th Annual Birthday Jam

ModestMouse West Coast indie rockers Modest Mouse have added a stop in New Orleans to their upcoming tour. The group has been a cornerstone in the alternative music scene since the early 90s. Mon., Sept. 11. $34.50+ Adv, 8:00 p.m., The Civic Theatre, civicnola.com.

Saturday, September 9 Bar Mon Cher - Barbarella Blue Buff a’s - The Royal Rounders Circle Bar - Boppin’ Bandsaws + Angry Lovers Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat House of Blues - Loumuzik Live House of Blues Foundation Room - Tim Laughlin Trio Howlin Wolf (the Den) - Charley Crockett Kerry Irish Pub - Three Old Arabi Bar - Bob Worth & The Annunciators + Ted Hefko & The Thousandaires One Eyed Jacks - ROAR! With Kerchief Shamrock - Pocket Aces Brass Band Three Keys - Honey Island Swamp Band Tipitina’s - Flow Tribe + Stoop Kids Twist of Lime - Southern Brutality, Misled, & Mean Machine Sunday, September 10 Buff a’s - Steve Pistorius, Orange Kellin + Benny Amón Columns Hotel - Chip Wilson Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat Howlin Wolf (the Den) - Hot 8 Brass Band Kerry Irish Pub - Will Dickerson Press Street Station - Joe Gelini Tipitina’s - Spyro Gyra Monday, September 11 Buff a’s - Antoine Diel and Sam Kuslan Civic Theatre - Modest Mouse Columns Hotel - David Doucet Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat Howlin Wolf (the Den) - Justin Howl Kerry Irish Pub - Beth Patterson Tuesday, September 12 Buff a’s - Tacos, Tequila & Tiaras w/ Vanessa Carr Columns Hotel - John Rankin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat House of Blues Foundation Ro om - Songwriter Sessions Kerry Irish Pub - Jason Bishop

Hansen Hanson is a pop-rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1972, the multi Grammynominated trio are touring in celebration of their 25th anniversary. Fri., Sept. 17. $15+, Adv, 8:00 p.m., The Joy Theater, thejoytheater.ticketfly.com

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Wednesday, September 13 Autocrat Social & Pleasure Club - TBC Brass Band Buff a’s - Open Mic Night w/ Nattie Sanchez Columns Hotel - Andy Rogers Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat House of Blues - Jet Lounge House of Blues Foundation Room - Michael Liuzza Kerry Irish Pub - Tim Robertson One Eyed Jacks - Melvins + Spotlights Three Keys - XL Middleton & Moniqua

Thursday, September 14 Buff a’s - Tom Saunders and the HOTCATS Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat Howlin Wolf (the Den) - Comedy Gumbeaux Kerry Irish Pub - Aural Elixir Mercedes-Benz Superdome - U2 Three Keys - Little Cosmicana w/ Sun Seeker Friday, September 15 Audubon Zoo - The Bucktown Allstars Buff a’s - Asylum Chorus Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat House of Blues Foundation Room - Right Lane Bandits Kerry Irish Pub - Stephen’s Green Old Arabi Bar - Strange Roux One Eyed Jacks - DJ Soul Sister Three Keys - Selwyn Birchwood Tipitina’s - Kudzu Kings Saturday, September 16 Bar Mon Cher - Barbarella Blue Buff a’s - Phil the Tremelo King Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat House of Blues Foundation Room - Tim Laughlin Trio Howlin Wolf (the Den) - Doug Stanhope Kerry Irish Pub - Roux the Day! Shamrock - Clustafunk Three Keys - Jack Freeman with CoolNasty & DJ Big Reeks Sunday, September 17 Buff a’s - Gerald French Feat George French Civic Theatre - The Chris Robinson Brotherhood Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat French Market - A Taste of the Opera Howlin Wolf (the Den) - Comedy Gumbeaux Kerry Irish Pub - Patrick Cooper Monday, September 18 Buff a’s - Antoine Diel Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat House of Blues - GRIEVES Kerry Irish Pub - Roy Gele Tuesday, September 19 Buff a’s - Tacos, Tequila, & Tiaras w/ Vanessa Carr Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat House of Blues - P.O.D. + Alien Ant Farm + Powerfl o Kerry Irish Pub - Jason Bishop Wednesday, September 20 Buff a’s - Open Mic Night w/ Nattie Sanchez Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans

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up the sun on the beach. Tickets range in price from General Admission to VIP passes. View the full line-up and available ticket packages online.

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Southern Decadence August 31-Sept. 3 Southern Decadence Thursday, August 31 – Sunday, September 3 Various Locations southerndecadence.net Southern Decadence will take place this Labor Day weekend. Often referred to as “Gay Mardi Gras,” the festival is the largest gay event in New Orleans and was founded in 1972, making this its 46th year. This year’s theme is “Electrified,” with the official colors being “All Colors in Neon.” Most of the events will occur in the French Quarter and include parades, contests, and street parties by day and dance parties by night!

Bourbon Street Extravaganza Corner of Bourbon Street & St Ann Street Saturday, September 2; 6:30 p.m. southerndecadence.net

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uring the weekend of Southern Decadence, for 13 years, The Bourbon Street Extravaganza has featured free concerts on the corner of Bourbon and St. Ann Streets.

Fourteen years ago, Napoleon Itch hosted its first free concert on that same corner with the intentions of announcing who they were, establishing themselves, and

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Kenner Freedom Fest 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner Sunday, September 3; 2 p.m. kennerfreedomfest.com Celebrate Labor Day weekend at the inaugural Freedom Fest at the Lake. Relax on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain for an afternoon of local food and country music. The line-up features performances by Jenna Hunts, 90 Degrees West, Lauren Duski, Chase Bryant, and Maddie & Tae. Admission is free; limited parking will be available at the Pontchartrain Center for $5.

Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam 16200 Panama City Beach Pkwy., Panama City Beach, FL Friday, September 1 – Sunday, September 3; 2 p.m.

– 12 a.m. gulfcoastjam.com Beat the heat with a quick trip to Panama City Beach for Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam. This year marks the fi ve-year celebration of the three-day country music festival, complete with headlining performances by Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and Little Big Town. Enjoy time away from the festival grounds by exploring Panama City or soaking participating in the festivities of Southern Decadence. The concert’s outcome was so successful that they were encouraged by the city council and the city to continue these concerts annually. They did, and now The Bourbon Street Extravaganza is the largest event of Southern Decadence.

This year, organizers say they feel especially honored because they were asked by the city to incorporate a kick-off celebration of New Orleans’s 300th birthday (2018). They say they will do so with a recording from Rowetta Satchell telling the story about the flood that wiped out Louisiana in 1927, as well as with musical tributes from a second line band.

Other live performances will include those from Deborah Cox, Zoe Badwi, and more.

“We have continued to grow and to increase the fame of the artists who we present, and we have continued to do it for free,” said concert organizers. “It is our gift.”

The event is free, but a limited number of front-of-stage VIP tickets can be purchased for $30 from any bartender at Napoleon’s Itch. Meet at the corner of Bourbon and St. Ann Streets at 5:30 p.m. for a pre-show street party.

Burger Fest Crescent Park: 1008 N. Peters St. Friday, September 8; 7 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 9; 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. pufap.org Burgers and … jazz? Initiate the fall series of Jazz in the Park with the inaugural Burger Fest. Though Jazz in the Park is historically held at Louis Armstrong Park, this new, two-day music-and-burger-centric event will take place in Crescent Park on the Mississippi River. Vendors will be offering a variety of new spins on the old American classic hamburger, including a vegan version from Sweat Soul Food. Stephanie Mills and Deniece Williams will provide musical performances on the night of September 8, followed by an all-day food and music event on September 9. Tickets start at $20 for Friday; admission is free on Saturday.

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Irish Festival September 16

Downriver Fest Saturday, September 9; 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint facebook.com/downriverfestival Show the Mississippi River some appreciation during Downriver Festival.

Enjoy food and entertainment inspired by the cultural, economic, and environmental impacts of the river upon the Big Easy.

Located at the New Orleans Jazz Museum and French Market, the event is free and open to the public.

Jamboree) on the 9th. Celebrate locally sourced food and drink while engaging in open discussions centered on the agriculinary community. The event is open to the public and accessible for everyone from the at-home enthusiast to the professional chef.

FUNDRAISERS Candy Land Ball Mardi Gras World Westbank: 233 Newton St. Saturday, September 16; 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. facebook.com/events/827970843966491 Indulge your sweet tooth for charity at the Candy Land Ball. The annual fundraiser, hosted by Confetti Kids Inc., is back to make saccharine dreams come true. Featuring a magical costume dance party for the kids and drinks and a silent auction for adults, the ball offers fun for the entire family. All proceeds will support parks and children’s programming in Algiers Point. Tickets can be purchased online.

Irish Festival The Kingsley House: 1600 Constance St. Saturday, September 16; 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. irishfestneworleans.org Do a jig during the fourth annual Irish Fest. The festival celebrates the fusion between Irish culture and heritage with the city of New Orleans. Enjoy Irish- and Southern-inspired food, music, and dancing in the heart of the Irish Channel.

The festival also boasts a variety of vendors offering Farm & Table New Orleans Sept. 8-9 everything from clothing and jewelry to soap and Tupperware. Tickets are available online for $10 in advance or $15 at the gate; children under 12 are free.

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Friday, September 8; 9 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 9; 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. farmandtablenola.com Join the farm-to-table movement with Farm & Table New Orleans. The two-day event offers both a professional conference day (The Experience) on September 8, and a family-friendly festival (The

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Tailgate Dat!

spare ribs, Blue Oak has numerous options to help take your tailgate to another culinary level.

Side Dish Alert: Roasted garlic mac-n-cheese and Brussels sprouts.

Great Restaurants for Catering Your Next Tailgate

By Andrew Alexander

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ailgating is an integral part of any gameday experience during football season. No tailgate is complete without a delicious spread of food for you and your guests to enjoy before, during, and sometimes after the big game. While some tailgaters opt to cook up a delicious pot of gumbo or fire up the grill with burgers and hotdogs, not everyone has the culinary skills or time to whip up a tasty meal from scratch.

Fortunately, there’s plenty of great catering options in New Orleans. Whether you’re headed out to the Superdome and Yulman Stadium or watching the LSU Tigers from your couch, here are a few restaurants to keep in mind when catering your next tailgate.

Bayou Hot Wings 6221 S. Claiborne Ave., 865-9464 bayouhotwings.com Chicken wings are synonymous with watching sports and should always be a staple food offering at any tailgate. Conveniently located near Yulman Stadium, Bayou Hot Wings serves up the most delicious wings in

reginellis.com Who doesn’t love grabbing a few slices of ‘Za and watching a little pigskin? Ditch the national chains and grab some of the most delicious pizza in the Crescent City. You can’t go wrong with Smokin’ Chicken and Reginelli Gumbo pizzas, or try one of their fantastic sandwich trays.

Side Dish Alert: BBQ shrimp with ciabatta toast and garlic knots.

town with 14 sauces and flavors. Try the Bayou Sweet or up the heat index with Chipotle BBQ. Side Dish Alert: House-made tater salad and sweet potato fries.

^^Blue Oak BBQ 900 N. Carrollton Ave., 822-2583 blueoakbbq.com Barbecued meats are a perfect addition to any tailgate, and Blue Oak BBQ is a succulent meat feast you do not want to miss. From the mouthwatering brisket to the tender St. Louis

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^^Koz’s 515 Harrison Ave./6215 Wilson St., 4840841/737-3933 kozcooks.com Po-boys are always a fan favorite at tailgates, and whether it’s fried shrimp or roast beef, Koz’s serves up some of the best in the city.

With two convenient locations in Lakeview and Harahan, Koz’s signature item is the whole loaf po-boy, a 32-inch po-boy perfect for feeding your entire tailgate. If you’re feeling adventurous, try Will’s Chamber of Horrors po-boy, filled with roast beef, ham, turkey, two cheeses, and fully dressed.

Side Dish Alert: Debris cheese fries and baked macaroni.

Reginelli’s Eight locations in the New Orleans area, Multiple phone numbers

^^The Big Cheezy 5101 Magazine St./ 3232 Williams Blvd., 258-4075/305-5349 thebigcheezy.com Grilled cheese is an unconventional tailgate food, but it’s an ideal tailgate delicacy during the colder weather in the latter half of football season. With locations in Uptown and Kenner, TBC offers a plethora of grilled cheese creations for everyone at your tailgate to enjoy. Take your grilled cheese experience to the next step with the Flying Dutchman or Crawgator.

Side Dish Alert: Tomato basil soup and bacon mac n’ cheez pan.

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Potato Eaters

By Kim Ranjbar

salad contains smoky bacon and is rolled in Leidenheimer bread crumbs, deep fried, and drizzled with horseradish cream. Now that's a hot potato! At less than $5 a pop, you can add a roast beef debris po-boy to that order, and you're good to go. nless you count things like French fries If you're looking to get a German and roast beef gravy po-boys or a dollop perspective on the local potato scene, look no of potato salad in your gumbo, potatoes (aside further than Bratz Y'all, the brick-and-mortar from sweet potatoes) don't play a huge role in incarnation of your favorite festival brats. local cuisine. The main starchy staple is almost Located in the Bywater behind Pizza always rice, with French bread taking Delicious on Piety Street, Bratz a close second. But that certainly Y'all is serving up schnitzel, doesn't mean you can't find bratwurst, soft salted spud-tastic bliss in our local pretzels, and roasted restaurants from time to pork, plus a plethora time, in forms other than of potato side dishes. the ubiquitous fry.

Sure, there are mashed Take, for example, the potatoes with gravy potato salad at Avery's and French fries, but on Tulane. Though they've also got Oma's Avery's has a knack for Potato Salad—warm familiar New Orleans German potato salad po-boy fare, they like to with vinaigrette, onions, mix it up with their own creations like tempura-fried Bra gs and bacon—and potato tz Y in dumplings with rich beef l mushrooms with a remoulade p 'all's Po t at o D u m gravy. At only $4 each, you can sauce or a Buffalo shrimp po-boy try them all in one shot! with bleu cheese dressing. The same In the same part of town, there's another goes for their potato salad. Nothing like your potato dish at a spot a bit more schmancy average car-temperature picnic fare, this potato '“What I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.” ~ A.A. Milne

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Freret Beer Room's Potato and Turnip Gratin than the backyard atmosphere at Bratz Y'all.

Paladar 511 is a California-inspired Italian eatery with house-made pastas and pizza that opened to much ado a few years ago.

Yes, you should get their raviolo with egg yolk, ricotta, and porcini cream, and yes, you should definitely score some pappardelle or chicken roulade, but one of the stars on their starter menu is a yellowfin tuna conserva (a.k.a. pickled) with heirloom tomatoes, green beans, and buttery fingerling potatoes in a basil aioli.

The dish is tangy, cool, and surprisingly hearty, and at $14, it could easily be your main dish.

Lastly, if you head back Uptown to Freret Street, make a potato pit stop at the Freret Beer Room. Touting American cuisine paired with craft beer, they would obviously offer truly spud-tacular plates. Though the menu changes frequently, if you're lucky, you can score their beer room gumbo with roasted chicken served atop potato salad, or the crispy chicken confit with new potatoes and mirliton. But it's best if you go straight for the prize with their potato and turnip gratin made with leeks and gruyere.

What else goes better with an ice-cold beer?

Paladar 511's YellowďŹ n Tuna Conserva

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Threads of gold … After much anticipation, Saffron NOLA finally opened its doors on Magazine Street. For many years, the Vilkhus family business has been operating as mainly a catering operation and from that grew a “one-night-a-week” pop-up where they'd serve their highly sought-after cuisine in a formal restaurant setting in Gretna. Now diners can look forward to an Indian-inspired dinner (or brunch) anytime with the new restaurant open in the former Saveur space on Magazine Street. The menu includes dishes like Crabmeat Pudha with lentil pancakes and date-tamarind chutney, curried seafood gumbo, saag paneer, pork vindaloo with Goan-style curry, and plenty of delicious naan—plain, garlic, and truffle!

4128 Magazine St., 504-323-2626, saffronnola.com

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Food News

By Kim Ranjbar

Island flavor … Named after a traditional Dominican dish, Mangú opened up recently on the Westbank. Owner Dariana Marte and her parents, Jose Dario and Jhovanny Marte, have teamed up to treat New Orleanians to a taste of the Dominican Republic. Located on Belle Chasse Highway, the new restaurant

is serving up dishes like whole fried snapper with fried green plantains, mondongo (tripe stew), sancocho, and creative fusions like their “Mangú Italiano” with mashed plantains, angel hair pasta, and marinara sauce.

2112 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna; 504324-9870, facebook.com/LetsMANGU

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BURGER FEST Tickets as low as $20 on

Another festival? … Because there were still a few days of the year when New Orleans wasn't festin', a brand new Burger Fest is breaking out their buns on September 8 and 9 this year at Crescent Park. In concert with People United for Armstrong Park's “Jazz in the Park” series, the Burger Fest will feature vendors like Praline Connection, Creole Sneaux, Chef Johnson's Lobster Cheese Burger, Voleo Seafood Restaurant, Sweat Soul Food, and more. You can also count on scarfing those burgers to the sounds of Cyril Neville, Los Hombres Calientes, N'awlins Johnnys, Caesar Brothers Funkbox, and other local musicians.

1008 N. Peters St., 504-233-4276, pufap.org

How sweet it is … Longtime pastry chef at Lilette, Beth Biundo, just opened her very own digs on Baronne Street, dubbed Beth Biundo Sweets. Located in the spot that formerly housed Cleaver & Co., this Uptown sweet shop offers layer cakes, tarts, cookies, and candy made with quality ingredients sourced locally, whenever possible. Sip coffee brewed from Congregation Coffee Roasters while diving into a slice of pineapple ginger upside-down cake, or you can bring the sweetness home to share…

3917 Baronne St., 504-782-9736, bethbiundosweets.com Mark your calendar! … The 11th annual Oak Street Po-Boy Festival will be held this year on Sunday, October 22, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to the announcement on the festival's Facebook page. The hugely popular event will once again take place on Oak Street in the Carrollton neighborhood and feature tons of local vendors like Blue Oak BBQ, Boucherie, GW Fins, Parkway Bakery & Tavern, Mahony's Po-Boys, and Vaucresson Sausage. In previous years, the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival has also featured plenty of beloved local musicians like the Lost Bayou Ramblers, Honey Island Swamp Band, Darcy Malone & the Tangle, and Los Po-Boy Citos. Keep checking their website for new fest features in 2017! poboyfest.com Rest in peace … Last month, to everyone's dismay, David Montes de Oca passed away at the too-young age of

Beth Biundo Sweets 36, according to Nola.com. Known as the vivacious and determined owner of Taqueria Chilangos in Kenner, Montes de Oca grew up in Mexico City and moved to New Orleans right after the levee failures in 2005. He started out with a food truck that grew into his restaurant on Roosevelt Boulevard, which later won “best traditional taco” at the Top Taco competition that occurred earlier this year. He even had plans to open a second Taqueria Chilangos on Williams Boulevard.

His death will be a great loss to the Greater New Orleans community, and we offer deep sympathy to his family and friends.

So long, farewell! … In what seems to be a trend the past couple of months, several restaurants shuttered recently, enough to warrant what may become a regular section of this column.

In late July, Bywater neighborhood joint Cafe Henri, created by the Cure Collective, closed its doors. In an announcement on the restaurant's Facebook page, co-owner Neal Bodenheimer explains the cafe's demise and thanks the devoted fans for their patronage.

“While Bywater felt a lot like Freret Street and Lower Decatur, we did not fully appreciate the forces at play. It’s easy to feel the romance of a neighborhood on the rise,” Bodenheimer says. “Yet, each locale comes

with its own learning curve.” Citing a loss of film industry business and the evolution of the Bywater into a short-term rental market, Cafe Henri simply lacked enough regular business to continue. They also stated that they hoped to reopen the cafe sometime in the future in another location.

Also at the tail-end of July, the popular N. Rampart Street eatery Dreamy Weenies shuttered after more than five years of business. Offering house-made franks, turkey wieners, Polish sausage, and halal beef, Dreamy Weenies had an enormously diverse menu and a huge following. No reason has yet been discovered regarding the closure, but regardless of why, they will be missed!

In the same fateful time period as the closings of Cafe Henri and Dreamy Weenies, Italian restaurant Altamura also closed its doors. Located inside the elegant Magnolia Mansion on Prytania Street, Altamura was a restaurant that opened only a year ago by Jack Petronella of Manhattan Jack.To make matters worse, Manhattanjack has now officially closed. Co-owner Coleman Jernigan wanted to keep the popular coffee and breakfast spot on Prytania Street open, but was unable to due so because of financial problems.

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old favorites like boudin balls or a gigantic burger on brioche. 326 Camp St., 308-3583, picayunesocialhouse. com

RestaurantGuide African

Sala is the newest member of the Riccobono’s family of restaurants. So, needless to say, this place is absolutely fabulous. 124 Lake Marina Ave., 513-2670, salanola.com

Bennachin brings the West African flavors of Gambia and Cameroon to New Orleans, adding Cajun flavors to traditional African dishes. 1212 Royal St., 522-1230, bennachinrestaurant.com

Spudly’s Super Spuds is the baked potato capital of the South. You can stick with the basics or try one of their signature spuds. 2609 Harvard Ave., Metairie, 455-3250, spudlys.com Ted’s Frostop offers shakes, po-boys, and burgers in a 50s-style diner atmosphere, along with all-you-can-eat pancakes for only $6. 3100 Calhoun St., 861-3615, tedsfrostop.com

American Apolline offers gourmet takes on Southern soul food classics, and among locals, they’re famous for their bottomless brunch. 4729 Magazine St., 894-8881, apollinerestaurant.com

Willie Mae’s Scotch House draws huge crowds of people seeking out their spicy, flavorful fried chicken, which has won countless awards. Multiple locations, williemaesnola.com

Bayou Hot Wings is a destination for wing enthusiasts in Uptown with sauces ranging from pleasantly sweet to mouth-scorching. 6221 S. Claiborne Ave., 864-9464, bayouhotwings.com Bobby Hebert’s Cajun Cannon Restaurant & Bar serves unapologetically spicy food, and the restaurant aims to check off every box on the Cajun food checklist. 4101 Veteran’s Memorial Blvd., 324-6841, bobbyheberts.com Charlie’s Restaurant & Catering has perhaps the most extensive menu in New Orleans with 45 varieties of po-boys and nine different overstuffed potatoes. 6129 E. Saint Bernard Hwy., 682-9057, charliesrestaurantla.com City Diner is perfect for night owls and thrifty folks alike with a menu of classic comfort foods that are shockingly cheap. 3116 S. I-10 Service Rd. E, 831-1030, citydiner.biz Daisy Dukes has classic diner options and great prices, and some locations are open 24/7. Try their famous Bloody Mary, which you can get bottomless for just eight bucks!. French Quarter, CBD, Metairie, daisydukesrestaurant.com Gattuso’s Neighborhood Restaurant runs the gamut from healthy menu items (like the ultra-fresh avocado appetizers) to decadent, massive fried seafood platters. 435 Huey P Long Ave., Gretna, 368-1114, gattusos.net

Buffa'sBar&Restaurant Gordon Biersch may be a brewery, but they don’t skimp on their food options, either. Their 3/4-lb. burgers are formidable and flavorful. 200 Poydras St., 522-2739, gordonbiersch.com Josephine Estelle (in Ace Hotel) is a luxurious osteria that combines the flavors of traditional Italian cuisine with the soul food of the South. 600 Carondelet St., 930-3070, josephineestelle.com Ma Momma’s House of Cornbread, Chicken and Waffles is exactly what it sounds like: big portions of classic Southern soul food in a no-frills, welcoming space. 5741 Crowder Blvd., 244-0021, mamommashouse.com Orleans Grapevine offers delicious food and hundreds of wines to accompany it in a cozy French Quarter space with an exquisite courtyard. 720 Orleans Ave., 523-1930, orleansgrapevine.com Petit Lion is a chic eatery located inside The Troubadour Hotel, serving food from early morning to late at night. 1111 Gravier St., 518-5500, petitlionnola.com Picayune Social House is a classic eatery grilling up

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Wow Café American Grill & Wingery has some of the city’s best wings with a number of sauce options, as well as wraps, salads, and sandwiches. Multiple locations, wowcafe.com

Asian Bao & Noodle focuses on Northern and authentic Chinese staples like spicy mapo tofu and hand-pulled noodles with spiced lamb. 2700 Chartres St., 272-0004, baoandnoodle.com Five Happiness is one of the best places for Chinese food in NOLA. Their menu includes seafood, beef, and New Orleans specialties like sauteed crawfish. 3605 S. Carrollton Ave., 482-3935, fivehappiness.com Green Tea has returned with a wide range of favorites like eggrolls, Mongolian beef, and wonton dumpling soup. 3001 Napoleon Ave., 899-8005, greenteanola. com Ikura is New Olreans's newest sushi and hibachi restaurant. Try their ramen bowls, which include different iterations of the classic tonkotsu-style broth.

310 N Carrollton Ave., 485-4658, ikuranola.com Kyoto II is a great sushi spot in a convenient location near the Elmwood Palace Theatres with fresh fish and hot sake. 5608 Citrus Blvd., Harahan, 818-0228

La Thai's menu is split between Louisiana/Thai fusion and more authentic Thai items, but both are delicious and consistent. 4938 Prytania St., 899-8886, lathaiuptown. com Mikimoto draws in foodies with great lunch specials and excellent Japanese cuisine, and they deliver. Their miso soup is a classic. 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., 488-1881, mikimotosushi.com Miyako is the go-to spot for hibachi. The restaurant also offers nightly drink specials and great sushi. 1403 St. Charles Ave., 410-9997, japanesebistro.com Origami has the traditional rolls you love plus more.

They have some of the best Japanese appetizers like soft-shell crab tempura. 5130 Freret St., 899-6532, sushinola.com Tsunami is a new sushi restaurant catering to the CBD. They feature fresh sashimi and creative rolls like the Black & Gold. 601 Poydras St., 608-3474, servingsushi.com Viet Orleans Bistro is a fantastic option for hungry CBD foodies with vermicelli, sushi, and pho, all served in an unassuming space. 300 Baronne St., 333-6917

Bars With Great Food Backspace Bar & Kitchen is a trendy drinking-meetsliterary spot for day-drinking as well as late-night cocktails located in the French Quarter. 139 Chartres St., 322-2245, backspacenola.com Bombay Club is an intimate bar boasting the largest martini menu in NOLA. Enjoy the nightly live music for the perfect romantic setting. 830 Conti St., 577-2237, bombayclubneworleans.com Buffa’s Bar and Restaurant is a 24/7 jazz club and favorite brunch spot on the edge of the Quarter with great sandwiches. 1001 Esplanade Ave., 949-0038, buffasbar.com Compère Lapin is often touted as the most unique, fun, and delicious restaurant in the Warehouse District.

535 Tchoupitoulas St., 599-2119, comperelapin.com Effervescence is quickly becoming one of the hottest restaurants in town where caviar and other delicacies accompany some of the world’s best champagnes and sparkling wines. 1036 N. Rampart St., 509-7644, nolabubbles.com

The Jimani has multiple TVs ready for any sports game or trivia night. They have pizza, po-boys, seafood, and more. 141 Chartres St., 524-0493, thejimani.com Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant is consistently packed and offers tons of fresh seafood and other tropical flavors, like Jerked Chicken. Check out their balcony. 701 Tchoupitoulas St., 523-8995, nola. lucysretiredsurfers.com Mimi’s in the Marigny has a comfortable neighborhood vibe, serving tapas and drinks both upstairs and downstairs. Try their tapas menu for lamb lollipops and other creative small plates. 2601 Royal St., 872-9868, mimismarigny.com Poppy’s Time Out Sports Bar has dozens of beers on draft. It is the ultimate place for watching sports with 21 televisions. 500 Port of New Orleans Pl., 247-9265, poppystimeoutsportsbar.com Rick’s Sporting Saloon is an adult sports bar on Bourbon Street with an amazingly welcoming and warm atmosphere. 522 Bourbon St., 552-2510, ricks-saloon. com Rivershack Tavern is known as New Orleans’s most unique bar with fun stools, live music, and fantastic po-boys, steaks, and salads. 3449 River Rd., 834-4938, therivershacktavern.com Shamrock Bar and Grill features the best bar games with tilted air hockey, beer pong, and pool, accompanied by live music on Saturday nights. 4133 S. Carrollton Ave., 301-0938, shamrockparty.com The Tahyo Tavern is a dog-loving tavern serving all of your favorite bar food classics like juicy burgers and sloppy joes. 1140 Decatur St., 301-1991, thetahyotavern.com Tracey’s Irish Bar & Restaurant is in the heart of the Irish Channel. It has great roast beef po-boys, raw oysters, and other tasty items. 2604 Magazine St., 897-5413, traceysnola.com Wit’s Inn is a Mid-City bar serving great food and specialty drinks with 15 flat screen TVs, making it an ideal game-day destination. 141 N. Carrollton Ave., 486-1600, witsinn.com

Café Another Broken Egg Café offers a huge menu with all the breakfast and brunch food you could want, like fluff y omelettes and sweets. Uptown, Lakeview, 301-2771, anotherbrokenegg.com

café serving fresh breakfast and lunch in the heart of Uptown just blocks from Tulane University. 7801 Panola St., 314-1810, panolastreetcafe.com The Ruby Slipper’s tasty and creative breakfast fare has earned it a popular reputation. Try their Bananas Foster Pain Perdu or any of their other favorites on the menu. Multiple locations, 525-9355, therubyslippercafe.com

Bagels and Bytes brings the Big Apple to the Big Easy. Their bagel and lox is the best version in New Orleans. 1001 Metairie Rd., 831-7968, facebook.com/ bagelsandbytes

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Biscuits & Buns on Banks has been featured on USA Today’s list for best biscuits and on Thrillist for best New Orleans breakfasts. 4337 Banks St., 273-4600, biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com

Louisiana Pizza Kitchen comes in hot with their wood-fired pizzas, as well as serving dishes like mouthwatering pasta and pita sandwiches. 615 S. Carrollton Ave., 866-5900, louisianapizzakitchenuptown.com

Café Amelie is a rare gem of superb Louisiana fare, nestled in the historic, 150-year-old Princess of Monaco Courtyard and Carriage House. 912 Royal St., 412-8965, cafeamelie.com

Mardi Gras Zone looks like a corner store from the outside, but it houses an enormous selection of ethnic groceries and brick-oven pizza. 2706 Royal St., 947-8787

Café Degas is the oldest Gallic restaurant in town with authentic French cuisine that’s perfect for impressing that special someone. 3127 Esplanade Ave., 945-5635, cafedegas.com

Mellow Mushroom bakes some of the best pizza in the South with a funky fun vibe and trivia night for fact-seeking enthusiasts. Multiple locations, 345-8229, mellowmushroom.com

Mid-City Pizza has creative pies and appetizers available for delivery. Their new Uptown location near Tulane University is now open. 4400 Banks St., 4838609, midcitypizza.com Pascal’s Manale has been an Uptown institution for over a century and should be visited by all. Get their world-famous BBQ shrimp. 1838 Napoleon Ave., 8954877, pascalsmanale.com Red Gravy serves unique and delicious Italian fare and is known as one of the top brunch spots in the city.

Camp St., 561-8844, redgravycafe.com Venezia is a NOLA staple for amazing Italian food. This neighborhood favorite offers expertly cooked pastas, seafood, and heavily praised classic pizzas. 134 N. Carrollton Ave., 488-7991, venezianeworleans.com Vincent's Italian Cuisine cooks up some of New Orleans's best Italian food and has two locations.

Check out their six-course Italian tasting menu for a deliciously good time! Multiple locations, 8669313, vincentsitaliancuisine.com

Cafe Navarre serves fresh food for every meal from the expert chefs behind Riccobono’s Peppermill and Panola Street Cafe. 800 Navarre Ave., 483-8828, cafenavarre.com Caffe! Caffe! is one of the best cafés in Metairie and boasts a menu featuring items like salads, soups, sandwiches, and wraps. Two Metairie locations, caffecaffe.com Jimmy J’s Café is a funky breakfast and lunch spot with a colorful, lively atmosphere serving items like Blueberry Brandy French Toast. 115 Chartres St., 309-9360, jimmyjscafe.com Morning Call Coffee Stand is a coffee and beignetslinging institution that has been around for almost 150 years with delicious Creole classics. City Park and Metairie locations, morningcallcoffeestand.com Petite Amelie is a more casual extension of the lovely Café Amelie with fresh salads, juices, coffee, light breakfasts, and sandwiches. 900 Royal St., 412-8065, cafeamelie.com/petite-amelie Riccobono’s Panola Street Cafe is a quaint daytime

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Mexican Caretta’s Grill serves up Tex-Mex in locations all over town, complemented by great service, wonderful margaritas, and catchy live music. Multiple locations, carrettasgrillrestaurant.com Felipe’s Mexican Taqueria offers authentic Tex-Mex, featuring the fattest burritos in town. Be sure to top off your taco salad with their homemade salsa verde.

Multiple locations, felipestaqueria.com Izzo’s Illegal Burrito makes authentic Mexican burritos that are so good, it might be criminal! Their Magazine Street location features delivery as well.

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Columns Hotel is a Victorian mansion built in 1883.

Enjoy a cocktail or meal overlooking historic St. Charles Avenue. 3811 St. Charles Ave., 899-9308, thecolumns. com/dining

The Blue Crab has parking for both boats and cars, for those ready to enjoy some of the freshest seafood around. 7900 Lakeshore Dr., 284-2898, thebluecrabnola.com

Crescent City Brewhouse is the French Quarter’s only microbrewery, but they don’t stop at beer. They also have a large and excellent menu. 527 Decatur St., 522-0571, crescentcitybrewhouse.com

The Caribbean Room is located in the Pontchartrain Hotel and is known for serving up a delicious medley of seafood and Caribbean classics. 2031 St. Charles Ave., 323-1500, thecaribbeanroom.com

Crossroads at House of Blues is a bright rock and blues-themed national chain that offers delicious food in the heart of your favorite music venue. 225 Decatur St., 310-4999, houseofblues.com/neworleans/ crossroads

Crazy Lobster Bar and Grill offers fresh seafood and great views on the banks of the Mississippi with an array of Creole and Cajun classics. 500 Port of New Orleans Pl., 569-3380, thecrazylobster.com Don's Seafood is a family-friendly sit-down spot for great fried and boiled seafood, steaks, and Cajun fare in a low-key, casual setting. 4801 Veterans Memorial Blvd., 889-1550, donsseafoodonline.com

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Gumbo Shop is a world-famous restaurant serving, you guessed it, amazing gumbo! Savory additions like andouille and blue crab are a must. 630 St. Peter St., 525-1486, gumboshop.com

Lebanon’s Café has earned a reputation in New Orleans as one of the best Middle Eastern dining destinations in the city. BYOB! 1500 S. Carrollton Ave., 862-6200, lebanonscafe.com

Joey K’s is a classic, casual Uptown joint with generous seafood platters and Southern favorites. Daily unlimited catfish for only $13.95. 3001 Magazine St., 891-0997, joeyksrestaurant.com

Mona’s Café serves Lebanese specialties with multiple locations around town, so you don’t have to go far for Mona’s Combination Kebab. Multiple locations, monascafeanddeli.com

Kingfish offers contemporary Louisiana specialties in the French Quarter and has an elegant atmosphere and an impressive cocktail list. 337 Chartres St., 598-5005, kingfishneworleans.com

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Pyramids Café is great for those on a budget who are craving healthy, authentic, fresh Mediterranean cuisine like falafel and hummus. 3149 Calhoun St., 861-9602, pyramidscafeneworleans.com

Mandina’s doesn’t skimp on portions, nor do they skimp on flavor. Their garlic crab claws will have you licking the plate. 3800 Canal St., 482-9179, mandinasrestaurant.com

Poppa’s Poor Boys offers delicious po-boys with generous portions and modest prices. Enjoy the boiled crawfish and shrimp. 720 Claiborne Dr., 832-8114

Nola Boils Café does on- and off-site seafood boils and fresh po-boys. Their mobile boil truck offers the perfect party experience. 601 Metairie Rd., 782-6070, nolaboils.com

The Halal Guys is an internationally famous NYC transplant that has been selling chicken, gyros, and other halal-style food for 25 years. Multiple Locations, thehalalguys.com

Melba’s is an outstanding 24-hour breakfast and soul food restaurant only five minutes from the French Quarter. 1525 Elysian Fields, 267-7765, eatatmelbas.com

The Praline Connection is a Frenchmen Street favorite. Food comes with a NOLA accent as they serve authentic local cuisine at affordable prices. 542 Frenchmen St., 943-3934, pralineconnection.com

Oceana Grill is a Conti Street seafood classic with some of the most tender crab cakes the Crescent City has to offer. 739 Conti St., 525-6002, oceanagrill.com

New Orleans Cuisine Antoine’s Restaurant has been in New Orleans for over 175 years and is still operated by the family that originally founded it. 713 St. Louis St., 581-4422, antoines.com Café 615 Home of Da Wabbit is a Westbank favorite that will remind you of home-cooked comfort food.

Get their juicy, thinly sliced roast beef. 615 Kepler St., 365-1225, dawabbit.net/dine-in.html

New Orleans Creole Cookery has a variety of traditional Louisiana dishes including Shrimp Creole and Gumbo Three Different Ways. 508 Toulouse St., 524-9632, neworleanscreolecookery.com Ole Saint Grill keeps their cuisine close to home with authentic New Orleans classics. Chow down on oysters, shrimp and grits, or their zesty gumbo. 132 Royal St., 309-4797, olesaint.com The Original Fiorella’s Cafe offers both delicious Southern favorites and Italian classics. Stop in and enjoy their tasty fried chicken or their veal parmesan. 5325 Franklin Ave., 309-0352, originalfiorellas.com

Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant has been serving some of the finest seafood and steaks for years, with recipes passed down for generations. 738 Poland Ave., 9439914, Jackdempseys.net Lafitte’s Landing Seafood House is a new Westbank favorite hailing from veteran restaurateurs AJ and Anna Tusa, who own the Creole Cookery among others. 1700 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, 252-9613, lafitteslandingseafoodhouse.com

Short Stop Poboys boasts some of the best po-boys, even in a city full of them. Don’t miss their soft-shell crab po-boy. 119 Transcontinental Dr., Metairie, 885-4572, shortstoppoboysno.com

Royal House Oyster Bar has spacious and open decor with fun on the half-shell. You’re guaranteed to have a great time. 441 Royal St., 528-2601, royalhouserestaurant.com

Vegetarian

Seafood Acme Oyster House has been the premier New Orleans raw and charbroiled oyster house since it opened its doors in 1910. Multiple locations, acmeoyster.com

Seed takes a vegetarian or vegan spin on pan-Southern classics. Try their outstanding gumbo with spicy seitan or delve into the eggplant po-boy. 1330 Prytania St., 302-2599, seedyourhealth.com

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don’t mind that they hurt like the dickens—like a shard of burning, jagged, broken glass being scraped into your skin with a feel and sound of an electrically short-circuiting, combined buzz saw and drill bit, and the blood that’s being wiped away signaling the permanence of that ink as it’s buried beneath and on your skin … forever. You walk in, flashing virgin epidermis, and walk out with the Chinese symbol for “light starch” tattooed to your chest. It sounded like a fine idea at the time—you dreamt that you’d be reincarnated as a shirt and didn’t want the world to be too hard on you.

Physical evidence going back over 5,000 years has shown us that there’s not much new under the skin as far as inking goes, or the variety of people who adhere to the processes. Priestesses and pirates; soldiers, sailors, and carnival workers; criminals and tradesmen; samurais and slaves; and religious pilgrims and whores all have had something to show on their skin that set them apart from the unadorned.

Headhunters and circus showmen; Popeye the Sailor and Lydia the Tattooed Lady. The Illustrated Man and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The Rose Tattoo, The Crying Heart Tattoo. From Siam to Siberia and Samoa, ink under the skin set sects apart—from ordinary citizenry—bringing luck and the protection of the gods. Seamen from the 17th century used tattoos as identifying marks to avoid unlawful impressments and as body identification in case of shipwreck.

“Songs are like tattoos, you know, I’ve been to sea before.”

When I was a kid in the 50s, we had fake transfer tattoos. I got my first real tat in 1962 in Hamburg, Germany, another in the shadow of the Panama Canal: a Janis Joplin rose from Lyle Tuttle’s studio in San Francisco, the word “Mentirosa” (liar) on one shoulder to commemorate love lost, my daughter’s name on a forearm, and yes, I’ve got “ROSIE” on my chest.

Back in the days of my youth, it was the bad boys, the tough guys, the outlaws that sported ink. Men got them in the military, women had showpieces in special places,

Tattoo You

By Phil LaMancusa and—unspoken but understood—all tattoos stayed clear of the face, neck, and below the cuff line. A man with a tear tattooed to his face is said to have killed someone (two tears, two someones, etc.). LOVE and HATE on the knuckles signified someone ready to use his fists.

My mother’s first husband had FFFF on his knuckles signifying the Four F (Find ‘em, Feel ‘em, Fu*k ‘em, and Forget ‘em!) Club. Back then, you could read people by the pictures they had on their bodies because, yes, it hurts, it’s permanent, and most times semithoughtout; but, your tattoo then became part of your identity and persona. I have my initials on my wrist from the needle, thread, and India ink method used when I was incarcerated once; jailhouse tats are notorious in their complexities and stories.

Back then, a tattoo parlor had books of pictures that you could have put on your body and they charged by the illustration

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that was chosen. Today, tat artists will charge by the hour and are capable of Michelangelo-grade work in scope and concept, plus there is an epidemic of amateurs who just need some friends to practice on. Ink has gone from subculture to pop culture, and it is a lot easier to get inked today; also, in some cases, a lot more expensive. Some of the better artists can cost between $300 to $500 an hour (and up); in some parlors, there’s an apprentice standing by to take the overflow just for the practice. In all cases, you get what you pay for, and then pay for what you’ve gotten.

It is said that getting tats got goosed in 2005 with a TV show called Miami Ink and was further propelled into the mainstream with social media, tattoo artist superstars, and superstars who started sporting tattoos.

But I’m not quite sure if that statement is completely accurate. I was kinda busy with hurricanes that year.

Putting aside deviance and decoration, today’s tattoo cult got its start in the 60s with the hippie and biker cultures and went into full bloom with young women in the 80s having lower back and nape-of-neck decorations, quite sexy at the time. Sports stars got into the act and younger kids wanted to emulate their heroes. And then it happened that bigger and more better became better and more bigger.

That’s not to say that there aren’t a myriad of unprofessional (bad, naïve, inexperienced, homemade) tattoos out there that have a body wondering what people must be thinking—or not thinking— to have something silly or less-than-wise permanently put on their skin. Like the folks who look like someone has taken a Sharpie marker and doodled on them, or a name or saying that will mean nothing to the person five years down the road, or that person who had neck and facial ink that will be a logical cause for limited employment opportunities.

Be that as it may, personally, I love tattoos, on myself and on other people.

When I spy someone with tattoos, I want to go up and find the story behind them.

Unfortunately, with the plethora of ink on bodies, I have this pessimistic fear that some people get inked “just because.”

Perhaps they become addicted to the experience; perhaps they have too much money. I, myself, have a story with each of my renderings; they’re like pieces of art hung on the gallery of my body, and I want more, except I find that I can’t afford them.

Would I recommend a person getting a tattoo? Yes, but with the caveat issued by Carlos Torres, a world-renowned ink artist: “Think long term.” (I say, “Think nursing home!”) So, I’d shy away from zombies, Herman Munster, a portrait of someone whom you (believe that you) know/love, cat butts, Jesus playing basketball, ANY politician, sex organs, anything in old English lettering, or above your collar line.

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FilmReviews

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by Movie Editor David Vicari and Critic Fritz Esker at WhereYat.com.

Logan Lucky

By Fritz Esker Director Steven Soderbergh announced he was retiring from film after 2013’s Side Effects, but it always seemed unlikely. Soderbergh was far too prolific a filmmaker to have one believe that he would completely hang it up at a relatively young age (he turned 50 in 2013). The Baton Rouge-bred director has now thankfully returned to filmmaking with the charming low-key caper comedy Logan Lucky.

Channing Tatum plays a bluecollar West Virginia man laid off from his job because of his bad knee. Shortly thereafter, he launches a plan to rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway. He enlists his sister (Riley Keough) and one-armed brother (Adam Driver). But they need someone with experience in breaking into vaults, so they turn to Joe Bang (Daniel Craig). However, Joe is in prison, and one of the film’s clever gimmicks is that they first have to break Joe out of jail, then perform the heist, then sneak Joe back into jail to serve the remainder of his sentence.

The cast is strong from top to bottom. The script, by newcomer Rebecca Blunt (there are rumors that the name is a pseudonym), features a heist that’s complex without being overwhelming or confusing. Too often, scripts out-clever themselves, and Logan Lucky manages the tricky feat of being complicated, but still making sense. The film also admirably gets laughs without falling back on gross-outs or exceedingly obvious jokes, like the overabundance of comedies do these days.

Logan Lucky is a welcome return to the silver screen from a great director. Let’s hope he keeps making movies.

Annabelle: Creation

By David Vicari Annabelle: Creation is an origin story and part of The Conjuring movie universe. The creepiest-looking doll in the world gets possessed by an evil spirit. Here's how it happens: It's the early 1950s, and after losing their beloved daughter, Annabelle, in a horrible accident some years ago, a dollmaker (Anthony LaPaglia) and his wife (Miranda Otto) open their home up to a group of girls from a defunct orphanage. One of the girls, Janice (Talitha Bateman), is stricken with polio and is also the most inquisitive of the group. So, she's the one who goes into the room that is off limits and finds the doll, thus unleashing its demonic tendencies into the rest of the house.

Annabelle: Creation is directed by David F. Sandberg (Lights Out), and the film is wellmade, but I feel it would have been much more effective if it had been edited down by, say, 15 minutes, because there is just too much filler here. There are many creepy little set pieces throughout and, in and of themselves, they are clever and frightening, but they become repetitive and don't really move the story along. A couple of these scare scenes could have been removed without any damage to the movie, and it would have actually helped the pacing.

The final act, when the terror really cuts loose, is scary fun. So, Annabelle: Creation does deliver the goods in the end. It just takes a while to get there.

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Kidnap

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By David Vicari

By Fritz Esker

If the trailer of the Louisiana-shot thriller Kidnap, starring Halle Berry, gives you the feeling of déjà vu, that is probably because it is similar to another recent Halle Berry thriller, 2013's The Call.

In The Call, she plays a 911 operator who decides to go out and find the abducted girl with whom she was speaking on the emergency phone call. In Kidnap, Berry is a single mom who witnesses her young son (Sage Correa) being abducted from a public park. That maternal instinct kicks in, and Berry gets in her minivan and pursues the kidnapper's car onto the interstate.

This is a pure chase picture and, thankfully, not some ridiculously convoluted mystery. It's a better film than The Call, but not by much. Kidnap alternates between some genuinely suspenseful moments and unintentional silliness. There should be a drinking game for the number of innocent people Berry's character gets killed in her pursuit to rescue her son. It's also funny when Berry screams hysterically when she causes car wrecks. In one scene on the interstate, she slams on her brakes and backs up. The screen then flickers like a strobe light and never shows us the massive car pileup, so we really don't get to see how much carnage the protagonist has just caused.

Kidnap is one of those movies that you may mildly enjoy if you are not expecting much from it.

The 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan, are the focus of Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow’s new film Detroit.

As it did in several American cities in the 1960s, tensions boiled over between African Americans and an abusive police force in Detroit, and it turned into rioting. After a few days of this, the cops, National Guard, and private security guards (including an African American one played by John Boyega) are on edge. Tragedy occurs when a young man (Jason Mitchell) fires a starter pistol from a motel window. Three police officers (led by Will Poulter) mistake it for sniper fire and storm the hotel. Once inside, they find several young black men partying with two young white women. That further enrages the police officers, who torture everyone present in an effort to find the nonexistent sniper.

The Algiers Motel incident takes up the second third of the film, and it plays like a home invasion horror movie where the bad guys are police officers. There isn't a central character for viewers to latch on to the way they could with Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker or Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty (Bigelow’s previous films). But the movie is consistently compelling, and Bigelow has always been a strong director at creating scenes of visceral tension. There’s also a growing sense of dread as viewers know that the police officers will never actually face justice.

In an era where the deaths of unarmed African American men at the hands of the police are an alltoo-common sight on the news (often with smartphone videos of the deaths), Detroit is a relevant film.

It’s not quite on the level of Bigelow’s best (you can feel Detroit’s 2-hour-and-23-minute running time), but it’s a tense, thoughtful look at a piece of history that feels like it’s in danger of repeating itself for the foreseeable future.

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TalesFromTheQuarter

By Debbie Lindsay

Lefty

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efty got her name by way of being left at the wrong place at the wrong time— however, she took it to mean something it was never intended to be. She obviously was a bit taken aback when they locked her inside the shop and went on their merry way.

At first, she was frightened; figure it was like you being left inside a mall or a movie theater when the lights go down and the doors are clicked shut for the night. Oops—she didn’t hear that last call. She had been in the habit of playing hide-and-seek with the rest of her feline family in the shop where the two People who feed them a daily meal “worked.” She never thought what they did was all that hard; she wouldn’t have called it work—the food they fed her didn’t seem to involve hunting. (Some cats claim it to be junk food and say that no self-respecting cat would eat something they hadn’t caught fresh. Heck, it comes in a bag, for Christ’s sake.)

So, after her fear settled down somewhat, she began to explore, and this time she was allowed the luxury of no interference, no being shooed out the door like some common criminal or vagrant. The shop was full of little cubbyholes and nooks, just the right size for catnapping. There was even a water bowl and some food that the little dog apparently forgot to eat (those domestic dogs, those pets, they’re so spoiled. Bet they never had to fight for a meal). She spent several hours sleeping here and there, and generally followed the scent of her uppity sibling who was “rescued” when she was three weeks old and given a home with the People and even a job as “shop cat.” Apparently, so the word among the family goes, she was thought to be the only surviving kitten and therefore scooped up.

Actually, she just wandered away from the rest of the ferals and serendipitously got herself a forever home INDOORS! Rumor has it that she became so beloved by her adoptive cat family at the house where the People live that she is now a fulltime housecat and doesn’t have to work anymore.

Well, Lefty wasn’t opposed to a little hard work; in fact, this “shop cat” thing seemed like a pretty good gig. She decided that perhaps she should do some reconnaissance—check the perimeters, make sure no mice were lurking, no roaches smirking (she hated to see a

Po-BoyViews

By Phil LaMancusa

Pedal to the Metal OR A Letter to Lincoln

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ear Mr. Lincoln, I realize that you have done some really noteworthy things, remarkable things, to say the least.

However, those things notwithstanding, I’m writing you today to thank you specifically for another of your great accomplishments: giving us that powerful piece of iron—the Towncar. Somehow, I don’t feel that I’m alone in this thankfulness. Myself, my partner, my critters, and certainly my mechanics love your gift to mankind; also, for the thousands and thousands of satisfied customers who have been graced with this hunk of burning love over the decades, thank you.

We (our little family) share the health, welfare, and benefits of belonging to a 1994 Lincoln Towncar (Cartier model), and we all love it. No, we have not anthropomorphically given gender or name to our Lincoln, for us it’s just “the car,” “our car,” or “the ’94,” but one thing that we do do is worship and marvel at the odometer. You see, Mr. Lincoln, our car (the car) is about to turn 240,000 miles old. To put that into perspective, that means our Lincoln has been around the world 10 times—well, not literally around the world, but you get my drift.

Here we come, 18 feet long and almost six feet wide, rollin’ down the street in a cloud of chiffon, off like a herd of turtles, on our merry way to take care of business or just goin’ to goof off—us and our critters, bumper stickers and all, going to the park, work, coffee, the bank, making groceries.

Windows rolled up because they won’t roll down; FM radio playing the oldies (we also have a cassette player); trunk bigger than some apartments we’ve had, and an engine that just will not quit.

We ride like a ship of state past the stares and the looks of wonder.

Most of these 23 years, the car has lived and been driven in New Orleans, and although our fine fine mechanical geniuses, brothers Will and Lenny, have been very very accessible to us, there has not been very much that goes wrong with the engine that would require anything close to a major repair. In fact, Will and Lenny, upon our annual pre-hurricane season check-up, will inform us that the car is in shape enough to take us wherever we would want to go. How about another spin around the world?

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roach smirk), and above all, no other cats skulking. She loved her clowder, her family, her peeps, and yet she was quickly growing interested in filling the job vacancy. In fact, the People should realize that she’s family by way of Frankie (the name they gave her sister), and if her sister could do it, so could she—perhaps even better.

As the night wore on, she became more and more optimistic. Maybe the People intended for her to spend the night, to try out for the position. And then a thought too wonderful to believe crossed her mind: what if they wanted her, like, to be family, and not just a feeding obligation? She had just assumed that the relationship with the People was merely the result of her and her family being brought (by the People) to the attention of the local SPCA and then qualifying for the Trap-Neuter-Return program. All the cats agreed that being tricked into cages and taken to someplace in a car (a giant machine that cats do not trust) to have something called surgery was a somewhat harrowing experience. But the program did allow for them to stay a family, remaining in the little niche they had carved out for themselves. And there seemed to be another plus: for some blessed reason, none of ‘em ever got pregnant again, and boy cats never had to play the “baby daddy” role (of course, their popularity on the dating circuit diminished).

So, Lefty spent the rest of the evening thinking about her new life with these tall bipeds and how fun it was going to be to have her very own bowl of water and a safe place to sleep and a shop to show off. The little dog came and went with the People every day, so she’d have some time to herself in the evenings. And she would make them all proud and hunt little bugs at night, make sure mice knew that there was a new sheriff in town and that they were not welcome in her People’s shop, in her new home. Oh, this was going to be great fun.

She finally fell asleep, and when they unlocked and entered the door the next morning, she was so beside herself with excited mews that the People thought she was hurt and scooped her up into their arms. “Wonder if she got stuck in here all night?”

“Must have, that’s why she’s so upset.”

“Well, let’s put her outside. I’m sure she can’t wait to get out.”

Lefty meowed back, “Nooooo! Please let me stay. Come on, you will fall in love with me.

I promise!” (That is right, cats do understand what we say—didn’t you know that? Just ask any cat.)

Well, the People were not as dense as most cats would have you believe. They quickly realized Lefty was trying to say, meow, “Pick me, pick me.” And against their better judgment, contrary to all that is practical, and despite already having more critters than is deemed sensible, they, being real suckers, said, “Well, you better get to work, Lefty, if ya gonna be a shop cat and find yourself someplace to take a nap.”

Now, the rest of the car, as you can imagine, has gotten—let us say—mature. Just like Debbie and I—as we’ve matured—find that what was once vibrant and strong can, dare I suggest, get old. The car, should it have disposable funds, would be happy and magnanimous enough to spend whatever money it had at the auto doctor’s for upkeep, maintenance, minor repairs, and maybe some cosmetic surgery, just as we would go for a colonoscopy, Rilke, or tattoo removal. If we could afford the better things that should come with life, we would all (including the car) be “drinking pina coladas at Trader Vic’s and our hair would be perfect!”

But we can’t, and so we make due. The little things that we humans have had to pass up on get passed up, and we find ourselves living with less than perfect bodies and functions. For us, it’s that sore back, eye glasses update, newer running shoes, professional manicures, and expensive—but not immediately necessary—dental procedures. We run until something tells us that we need to take care of a deficiency that threatens our health and well-being.

Same with the car. The paint job has faded; the push button controls no longer control; we need to fix that crack in the windshield soon, and the air conditioning and heater have been on the fritz for a while. So, how old is the car in human years?

There’s a simple formula for calculating your car in human years, say the folks at Blue Donut. You take the mileage on the odometer and divide it by the year the car was manufactured. By human age, our car is over 120 years of age. That’s a 17-year-old dog or a 24-year-old cat; we’re talking old here—or actually ... OLD! The upholstery is in pretty good shape. There are some small tears in the overhead lining where we carried lumber, furniture, or whatever we could fit inside, which is generally pretty much anything (we did have to tie that big screen door onto the roof, no problem). And, because of the street conditions here, we’ve needed to replace our shock absorbers on a yearly basis. But other than that, the car is in great shape. Oh, there is that small dent on the rear panel where I backed into a hydrant and that crack in the headlight from that really tiny fender bender (don’t worry, they didn’t up my insurance). And did I mention that the safety buckle doesn’t want to stay buckled and that little brake light in the back window? How do I replace that?

So, now here’s the deal: you’ve got to come and take care of this car. After all, what with the age and miles traveled, I think that it would be more than appropriate if you were to come on down here and get our ’94 a complete overhaul so that we can make more trips around the world. How about it? It would be great PR for you. We could take a victory lap around the country, and I can just see us now, on the TV, heading towards Beverly (Hills that is), by way of Washington D.C., New York City, up through Chicago, and down old Route 66—eating fried chicken and drinking RC Cola (biscuits and gravy for breakfast, of course). Us and the ’94; what could be more American than that? Thanks in advance.

Sincerely, Phil LaMancusa.

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YaGram

Below are our staff's favorite #NOLA hashtags on Instagram for August. Tag us @WhereYatNola or #WhereYatNola to be featured in an upcoming issue.

NewsAroundTheWeb

Updated Daily at WhereYat.com

BritneySpearsPartnersWithLASchoolBoard

@bayoubirdhouse

@patrickniddrie

@nolaarchitechturetours

Britney Spears has announced a partnership with the Louisiana School Boards Association to donate one dollar of every ticket purchased for her Las Vegas show at the AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Donations will go to LSBA, a non-profit service organization. They’ve represented local school board members in 69 systems since 1938. Final performances will begin September 3 and run through December 31.

WaltDisneyCo.ToLaunchStreamingService @coupleofaverageyolks

@billparod

@ourmaindane

@leslie_nipkow

@firefoodandspirits

@olsenventures

TweetBites

Below are our staff's New Orleans hashtag picks from Twitter for August. Tag us @WhereYatNola or #WhereYatNola to be featured in an upcoming issue.

The Walt Disney Company announced that it will be pulling movies from Netflix in order to launch its own streaming services in 2018 and 2019. The company said it has agreed to acquire majority ownership of BAMTech, LLC, and will launch its ESPN-branded multi-sport video streaming service in early 2018, followed by a new Disney-branded direct-to-consumer streaming service in 2019.

GretnaMusicFestAnnouncesMusicLineup The headliners for the 2017 Gretna Music Festival are all illustrious and nostalgia-invoking musical groups. Huey Lewis & the News will be headlining Friday night, the iconic rock band KISS on Saturday night, and the B-52s will finish off the festivities on Sunday night. The three-day festival will take up 25 city blocks in Gretna and helps support businesses and organizations located there.

@AimeeStates: Visiting New Orleans. With all the heat and public day drinking, I have no idea how anyone stays employed. @MillennialsSucc: Millennials are killing 1987 New Orleans Saints season @ndrewmarin: Drinking vodka to show my solidarity with those back in #NOLA under the Boil Water Advisory @mariacelis: When Bayou Beer Garden is literally a beer garden in the Bayou. #nola #NOLAflooding #nolaproblems #bayoustjohn #midcity @mattpbrick: It's been an Espresso on Friday kind of week.#FridayCoffeeFuel #CoffeeShop #latté #FreretStreet #Uptown #NOLA #AlwaysNewOrleans #Urbanism @DavidMora: When staycationing in #NOLA, beignets are a must! #beatouristnola #followyournola #sundayfunday #tastelouisiana

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TulaneUniversityNamedTopPartySchool Tulane University has been named the top "party school" by Princeton Review. Tulane attributes the title to their campus bar, “The Boot,” which earned the title as “best college bar” by USA Today. With their unofficial “work hard, play hard” motto, this is an appropriate reward. “What do we do for fun? We party. But we don’t just get drunk. We party with a purpose,” a Tulane student said.

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The Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board President Bryan Adams enjoyed the Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off launch party with Helena Moreno and Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser.

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Great costumes were all the rage for the Red Dress Run.

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Triumph Motorcycles held an open house to show off their newest bikes.

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Where Y’at’s Assistant Editor Kathy Bradshaw had fun at the Red Dress Run with her mother Terry Bradshaw.

Crowds braved the rains for Whitney White Linen Night on Julia Street.

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Langlois's Chef Amy Sins showed offer her skills at the Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off launch party.

Shots in the morning were a must while preparing for the Red Dress Run.

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12. Southern Glazer’s Kenny Michaels had a blast at the Redemption Bourbon Semi-Finals with Lynn and Karen. Don’t miss the Finals on September 7 at 30/90.

13. Redemption Bourbon Cocktail Finalist Derek Brumfield of The Mayhaw prepares for the Finals on September 7 at 30/90.

14. Port Orleans served its Riverfront Lager and Storyville IPA to the thirsty Dirty Linen Night attendees.

15. Chuck Robinson and GM Ron Julian of Napoleon's Itch checked out the Where Y’at “Chat” party at The Country Club.

Audubon Zoo just got cooler!.

A lazy river - the newest addition to park Cool Zoo, a wild and wet splash park!

Open through September 4, 2017 FOLLOW US ON:

Visit AudubonNatureInstitute.org Separate admission fee required.

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A neighborhood secret for over 40 years, The Country Club offers an elegant escape from everyday living. The beautifully renovated restaurant and bar deliver exquisite food and drink in sophisticated surroundings. The separate pool area is a bohemian retreat complete with a poolside bar and outdoor kitchen.

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Never looked as fabulous as you do now!

I was a student. And I skipped a lot of classes!

Perfecting mixology.

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Washington, D.C.

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I was a line cook at Commander's Palace.

Bar sports.

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2. What were you doing when you were 20 years old?

3. Dem New Orleans Saints have been practicing and are ready to kick arse! What do you like to practice?

4. September is "Self-Improvement Month.” Who or what would you improve to improve you?

5. If you were a pump for the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, where would you pump your water to?

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Geez ... some things, Nikki!

Darts.

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High school band director in Dallas, Texas.

The piano.

Starting earlier on the Bourbon Street Extravaganza!

To the nearest desert with the longest pipeline.

Grrrrrreat!

Working in a restaurant.

My poker face. Heehee.

The state of New Orleans.

Atlanta. Dem falcons!

Looking good at 20!

I started my record label, TAKE FO’ Records.

Dancing. The Bus Stop versions!

More honest contractors!

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Culinary school at Delgado. My class rules!

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Y'all look good!

Bartending at Sports Illustrated, LSU, Baton Rouge.

Making my wife's life miserable, Nikki!

Finding a rare bottle of bourbon.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu's house.

Diverse.

Groundbreaking a legacy!

Equality.

The city of New Orleans.

A retention pond in the sky.

GAME DAY OVER

EVERYTHING

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